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Christ Church, the largest and wealthiest college in Oxford, founded as "Cardinal College" by Thomas Wolsey in 1525, on the site of St. Frideswide's suppressed priory, and re-established by Henry VIII as
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913
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The Oxford Lollards were finally brought to submission on 18 Nov., when the recantation of their leaders was received at St. Frideswide's.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913
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Well-known scholars were, we know, lecturing in Oxford on theology and canon law before the middle of the twelfth century, but these were probably private teachers attached to St. Frideswide's monastery.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913
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St. Frideswide's, founded for canons regular at Castle Tower by Robert d'Oiley, and translated to Osney in 1149, became, as Cardinal Newman tells us, "a nursery for secular students, subject to the Chancellor's jurisdiction."
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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Then their men went to avenge their lords 'deaths, and were driven into St. Frideswide's church, and that was burnt over their heads.
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Frideswide's Street [which ran close to the north of the Cathedral], and she told me so.
One Snowy Night Long ago at Oxford Emily Sarah Holt 1864
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The month of May was the liveliest and gayest of the year at Oxford, for not only were the May Day games common to the whole country, but another special attraction lay in Saint Frideswide's Fair, held on Gloucester
One Snowy Night Long ago at Oxford Emily Sarah Holt 1864
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So Wilfred was buried in the vaults of St. Frideswide's church.
The Rival Heirs; being the Third and Last Chronicle of Aescendune 1863
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"Nay," cried the bishop, "we all beheld the reconciliation in St. Frideswide's church."
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St. Frideswide's bell tolled the first hour of the morning (one o'clock).
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