Christ Church College Photos

Christ Church is one of the architectural highlights of Oxford university. Christ Church literally means the temple, house or Church of Jesus Christ. Originally Christ Church was part of the Abbey of St Frideswide but was taken over by Cardinal Wolsey at the height of his power. After Wolsey’s fall from grace it was rename the Henry VII college. After the establishment of the Church of England, in 1546, it was refounded as Christ Church Cathedral (formally titled The Dean, Chapter and Students of the Cathedral Church of Christ in Oxford of the Foundation of King Henry the Eighth) more popularly known as Christ Church College.

Christ Church in the winter afternoon sunset

Main Quad at Christ Church

Christ church cathedral and quad