A Saint, a Cardinal, a College: From St Frideswide to Thomas Wolsey

Sat Oct 04 2025 at 10:15 am to 05:00 pm UTC+01:00

Christ Church Upper Library | Oxford

Christ Church Library
Publisher/HostChrist Church Library
A Saint, a Cardinal, a College: From St Frideswide to Thomas Wolsey
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A conference in celebration of the 500th anniversary of Thomas Wolsey’s Cardinal College featuring a panel of experts.
About this Event

The foundation stone of Cardinal College was laid on 15th July 1525 by John Longland, Bishop of Lincoln. This special 500th anniversary conference brings together a panel of experts to explore the origins, creation and intellectual landscape of Thomas Wolsey’s Cardinal College: from the priory of Augustinian canons founded c. 1120 and dedicated to St Frideswide, Canterbury College and Wolsey’s collegiate foundation.

Booking is essential. Registration includes refreshments (not lunch): £15; £5 concessions (for University of Oxford staff and alumni, and those over 65); free for students of any institution and those who are unemployed. Proof of eligibility must be presented with your ticket when you visit.


* Lunch is not provided but can be easily found in the city centre.

** We regret that access to the Upper Library is by a large spiral staircase only and may cause difficulty for anyone with limited mobility.


Agenda

🕑: 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Registration
🕑: 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Welcome
🕑: 11:15 AM - 12:30 PM
Session One
Host: The Very Reverend Professor Sarah Foot (Dean)

Info: ‘The community of St Frideswide before the Norman Conquest’ (The Very Reverend Professor Sarah Foot) and ‘The cult of St. Frideswide and the long memory of sacred Oxford’ (Dr Andrew Dunning)


🕑: 02:15 PM - 03:30 PM
Session Two
Host: Professor Mishtooni Bose (Christ Church, Oxford)

Info: ‘Tam religiosi, quam saeculares: Canterbury College, Oxford’ (Professor Mishtooni Bose) and ‘Wolsey, Cromwell and the Intellectual Ambition of Cardinal College’ (Dr David Rundle)


🕑: 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Refreshments
🕑: 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Session Three
Host: Judith Curthoys (Christ Church, Oxford)

Info: ‘Stones and Statutes: the creation of a college’ (Judith Curthoys) and ‘Cardinal College and Wolsey’s Educational Patronage’ (Professor Glenn Richardson)


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Christ Church Upper Library, Saint Aldate's, Oxford, United Kingdom

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