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Establishment

When
1496
Where
Cambridge, England
Part of
Founding of Jesus College, Cambridge

John Alcock founded Jesus College in 1496 on the site of a former Benedictine nunnery.

The college was established by John Alcock, Bishop of Ely, in 1496. It occupied the site of the twelfth-century nunnery of St Mary and St Radegund, taking over its existing buildings.

Sources

  1. Jesus College, Cambridge Wikipedia

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