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The '''University of Oxford''' is a collegiate research university in [[Oxford]], [[England]]. It is the second oldest university in continuous operation in the entire world.
The '''University of Oxford''' is a collegiate research university in [[Oxford]], [[England]]. It is the second oldest university in continuous operation in the entire world.
== The Oxford Movement ==
The [[Oxford Movement]], was named after the university since many of the early supporters of [[Tractarianism]] were assocciated with the university. [[John Keble]], a member of the Oxford Movement, and fellow at Oxford, now has a college at the university named after him.


== Colleges ==
== Colleges ==
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== Notable Alumni ==
== Notable Alumni ==
[[John Wycliffe]]
[[John Jewel]]
[[John Jewel]]


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[[William Laud]]
[[William Laud]]
[[John Keble]]
[[E.B. Pusey]]
[[John Henry Newman]]


[[C. S. Lewis]]
[[C. S. Lewis]]

Revision as of 19:37, 21 January 2026

File:Coat of arms of the University of Oxford.svg
Arms of the University of Oxford

The University of Oxford is a collegiate research university in Oxford, England. It is the second oldest university in continuous operation in the entire world.

The Oxford Movement

The Oxford Movement, was named after the university since many of the early supporters of Tractarianism were assocciated with the university. John Keble, a member of the Oxford Movement, and fellow at Oxford, now has a college at the university named after him.

Colleges

The University of Oxfored is made up of 38 colleges and 4 Permanent Private Halls. They are:

  1. All Souls College
  2. Balliol College
  3. Brasenose College
  4. Christ Church
  5. Corpus Christi College
  6. Exeter College
  7. Green Templeton College
  8. Harris Manchester College
  9. Hertford College
  10. Jesus College (named after Jesus Christ)
  11. Keble College (named after John Keble)
  12. Kellogg College
  13. Lady Margaret Hall
  14. Linacre College
  15. Lincoln College
  16. Magdalen College
  17. Mansfield College
  18. Merton College
  19. New College
  20. Nuffield College
  21. Oriel College
  22. Pembroke College
  23. The Queen's College
  24. Reuben College
  25. St Anne's College
  26. St Antony's College
  27. St Catherine's College
  28. St Cross College
  29. St Edmund Hall
  30. St Hilda's College
  31. St Hugh's College
  32. St John's College
  33. St Peter's College
  34. Somerville College
  35. Trinity College University College
  36. Wadham College
  37. Woflson College
  38. Worcester College

and

  1. Blackfriars Hall (affiliated with the Dominican Order of the Roman Catholic Church)
  2. Campion Hall (affiliated with the Jesuit Order of the Roman Catholic Church)
  3. Regent's Park College (affiliated with the Baptist Union of Great Britain)
  4. Wycliffe Hall (affiliated with the Church of England, and particularly the evangelical wing, and is named after John Wycliffe)

Notable Alumni

John Wycliffe

John Jewel

Richard Hooker

William Laud

John Keble

E.B. Pusey

John Henry Newman

C. S. Lewis