Founding of Jesus College, Cambridge
- When
- 1496
- Where
- Cambridge, England
- Episodes
- 1
In 1496, John Alcock, Bishop of Ely, established Jesus College in Cambridge on the site of a twelfth-century Benedictine nunnery. The college took over existing buildings, including a chapel that predated the university itself.
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Background and detail
Background. Jesus College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Its origins lie in the twelfth-century Benedictine nunnery of St Mary and St Radegund, which occupied the site before the college's creation.
Foundation. John Alcock, then Bishop of Ely, established the college in 1496. The foundation involved taking over buildings from the former nunnery, which had been founded at the beginning of the 12th century.
Site and Architecture. The college's chapel is the oldest university building in Cambridge still in use. It predates the college's foundation by 350 years and the university itself by half a century.
People involved
- John Alcock · Bishop of Ely
Sources
- Jesus College, Cambridge Wikipedia
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