106-933: Corpus Christi College may refer to the following colleges: Corpus Christi College, Cambridge , a constituent college within Cambridge University, United Kingdom Corpus Christi College, Oxford , a constituent college within Oxford University, United Kingdom Corpus Christi College (Vancouver) , Vancouver, Canada Corpus Christi College, Melbourne , Victoria, Australia Corpus Christi College, Perth , Western Australia Corpus Christi College (Enugu State) , in Achi , Enugu State, Nigeria Corpus Christi College (Ekiti State) , in Ilawe Ekiti , Ekiti State, Nigeria See also [ edit ] Corpus Christi Catholic College ,
212-505: A Eucharistic miracle of a bleeding consecrated host at Bolsena , has been called into question by scholars who note problems in the dating of the miracle, whose tradition begins in the 14th century, and the interests of Urban IV, a former Archdeacon in Liège. Though this was the first papally imposed universal feast for the Latin Church, it was not widely celebrated for half a century. It
318-524: A celebration of Corpus Christi to be held in the diocese each year thereafter on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday. The first such celebration occurred at St Martin's Church in the city that same year. Hugh of St-Cher travelled to Liège as Cardinal-Legate in 1251 and, finding that the feast was not being observed, reinstated it. In the following year, he established the feast for his whole jurisdiction (Germany, Dacia, Bohemia, and Moravia), to be celebrated on
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530-485: A predominantly Catholic population including, among others, Argentina , Austria, Bolivia , parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina , Brazil , Colombia , Croatia , Dominican Republic , East Timor , Equatorial Guinea , parts of Germany, Grenada , Haiti , Jerusalem in Israel , Liechtenstein , Monaco , Paraguay , Peru , Poland, Portugal, Saint Lucia , San Marino , Spain, parts of Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago , parts of
636-737: A separate Feast of the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ was assigned originally to the first Sunday in July, later to the first day of the month. This feast was removed from the General Roman Calendar in 1969, "because the Most Precious Blood of Christ the Redeemer is already venerated in the solemnities of the Passion, of Corpus Christi and of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and in the feast of
742-480: A single modest court near the parish church began immediately and in 1356 it was ready to house the Master and two fellows . The college's statutes were drawn up in 1356. The united guild merged its identity with the new college, which acquired all the guild's lands, ceremonies, and revenues. The grandest of these ceremonies was the annual Corpus Christi procession : a parade through the streets to Magdalene Bridge ,
848-557: A sombre atmosphere leading to Good Friday . The liturgy on that day also commemorates Christ's washing of the disciples' feet, the institution of the priesthood, and the agony in the Garden of Gethsemane. The feast of Corpus Christi was proposed by Thomas Aquinas , Doctor of the Church , to Pope Urban IV , in order to create a feast focused solely on the Holy Eucharist, emphasizing the joy of
954-514: A spy, a claim based on only a single cryptic statement by the Privy Council . In 1952, a portrait of a man "in the 21st year of his age" was discovered during renovation work at the college. As the painting is dated 1585, the year Marlowe was 21, it has been claimed as a portrait of the playwright, of whom no other known portrait exists. As the number of students rose a bigger chapel became necessary. In 1578 Sir Nicholas Bacon, Lord Keeper of
1060-542: A terrible effect on him. In 1632, when Butts failed to turn up to deliver the University Sermon on Easter Day, he was found to have hanged himself. Corpus maintains an impressive collection of silver as it was the only college not to sell its silverware in support of either side during the Civil War . That, and its unrivalled collection of manuscripts and massive collection of rare wines and ports, fuels rumours that it
1166-691: A time for the performance of mystery plays . The plays in York, England , were performed on Corpus Christi Day for some 200 years until their suppression in the sixteenth century during the Protestant Reformation. In the southern highlands of the Cusco Region of Peru , the festival of Quyllurit'i is held near Corpus Christi in the Sinaqara Valley. As many as 10,000 pilgrims come from neighboring areas. Culminating on Trinity Sunday, this festival marks
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#17328454006521272-431: A total of £11,596 were stolen from the college collection. The items, which included chalices and patens , were taken from the college chapel while it was open to the public. Several pieces worth £956 in total were recovered a fortnight later; the remainder was discovered to have been melted down. A local man was arrested and charged with the theft. None of the pieces lost were part of Parker's bequest. On 12 July 2017,
1378-448: A week: Evensong on a Wednesday evening, and on Sunday Holy Communion in the morning and Evensong in the evening. The Chapel choir is made up of students from both Corpus and other colleges in the university. They have released several CDs and tour regularly, previously visiting New York City and Italy . The current organ was built by Noel Mander MBE in 1968 and the casework was designed by Stephen Dykes Bower . The previous organ
1484-507: Is Cambridge's richest college per student. This is a moot point, since these assets cannot be sold and the majority of them cannot be valued. Unlike other Oxbridge colleges, the college managed to remain neutral during the Civil War. This was due to the ministration of Richard Love who was Master throughout the Civil War and the Commonwealth . According to college legend, the silver plate
1590-459: Is a moveable feast , celebrated on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday , 60 days after Easter , or, in countries where it is not a holy day of obligation , on the following Sunday. The earliest possible Thursday celebration falls on May 21 (as in 1818 and 2285), the latest on June 24 (as in 1943 and 2038). The Sunday celebration of the feast, introduced in the second half of the 20th century, occurs three days later, between May 24 at earliest (for
1696-501: Is a national holiday and non-working day in Croatia since 2001. Around churches and in the city centers processions are held, headed with priests carrying Blessed Altair Sacrament. They are usually followed by four men carrying a canopy above the Sacrament and children in white who throw flower petals (usually rose) along the way. In medieval times in many parts of Europe, Corpus Christi was
1802-526: Is also used on Maundy Thursday during the procession of the Blessed Sacrament to the altar of repose . The last two verses of Pange Lingua are also used as a separate hymn, Tantum Ergo , which is sung at Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament . O Salutaris Hostia , another hymn sung at Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament, comprises the last two verses of Verbum Supernum Prodiens , Aquinas' hymn for Lauds of Corpus Christi. Aquinas also composed
1908-452: Is celebrated by the college as its greatest benefactor. During the Peasants' Revolt in 1381, the college was sacked by a mob of townspeople (and apparently some students ) led by the mayor which, according to the college, carried away its plate as well as its charter to be burned while gutting the rest of the college buildings. Corpus was the only University college, although by no means
2014-566: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Corpus Christi College, Cambridge Corpus Christi College (full name: "The College of Corpus Christi and the Blessed Virgin Mary", often shortened to "Corpus") is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge . From the late 14th century to the early 19th century it was also commonly known as St Benet's College . The college
2120-523: Is notable as the only one founded by Cambridge townspeople: it was established in 1352 by the Guild of Corpus Christi and the Guild of the Blessed Virgin Mary, making it the sixth-oldest college in Cambridge. With around 300 undergraduates and 200 postgraduates, it also has the second smallest student body of the traditional colleges of the university, after Peterhouse . The College has traditionally been one of
2226-653: Is that presided over by the Pope each year in Rome, where it begins at the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran and passes to the Basilica of Saint Mary Major , where it concludes with the aforementioned Benediction. Corpus Christi wreaths, which are made of flowers, are hung on the doors and windows of the Christian faithful, in addition to being erected in gardens and fields. The celebration of
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#17328454006522332-458: Is the most shameful festival. At no festival are God and his Christ more blasphemed, than on this day, and particularly by the procession. For then people are treating the Blessed Sacrament with such ignominy that it becomes only play-acting and is just vain idolatry. With its cosmetics and false holiness it conflicts with Christ's order and establishment. Because He never commanded us to carry on like this. Therefore, beware of such worship! However,
2438-474: Is the oldest building in Cambridge dating back to before the Norman Conquest , built in the late Anglo-Saxon period . It is also notable for being the birthplace of the practice of ringing the changes , which was started by Fabian Stedman , a parish clerk, in 1670. New Court (completed 1827) was designed by William Wilkins , who is buried in the vaults of the college chapel. Although he went on to design
2544-625: The Catalan city of Berga ( Barcelona ) during Corpus Christi. It consists of a series of "dances" ( balls ) by townspeople dressed as mystical and symbolical figures. The balls are marked by their solemnity and their ample use of fire and pyrotechnics . It was declared a Traditional Festival of National Interest by the Generalitat de Catalunya in 1983, and as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 2005. Corpus Christi
2650-542: The Christ Pantocrator was painted for the college by a Greek Orthodox monk and is used as a focus for meditation. The Chapel was extended in the late 19th century to make room for increasing student numbers, and the chancel dates from this time. The ceiling, which had been a stone fan-ribbed vault like the ceiling of the college gatehouse, was replaced by the painted wooden ceiling still in place today. Services are held daily and there are sung services three times
2756-629: The Church of England since the 2000 edition of "Common Worship," "the Thursday after Trinity Sunday may be observed as The Day of Thanksgiving for the Institution of Holy Communion (Corpus Christi)" as one of the church's Festivals and with a special liturgy . The feast is also celebrated by Anglo-Catholic parishes, even in provinces of the Anglican Communion that do not officially include it in their calendars. McCausland's Order of Divine Service ,
2862-751: The Second World War , the Master of the College was Sir Will Spens , who was also Regional Commissioner of Civil Defence for the Eastern Region: had Hitler invaded, he would have been in charge of running Eastern England. The college housed various government departments whilst the then Master was also the Regional Commissioner. Corpus would have hosted the organisation which may have been required to act as an autonomous government authority if central government
2968-570: The University of Cambridge , the sixth in the University's history. Later the same year the new guild merged with an older guild, the Guild of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which had been decimated by the Plague . The united guilds acquired land in the centre of town and their patron, the Duke of Lancaster , applied to King Edward III for a licence to found a new college, which was granted in 1352. Construction of
3074-533: The host carried by a priest and several of the college's treasures carried by the Master and fellows, before returning for an extravagant dinner. The parade continued until the English Reformation , when the Master, William Sowode, put a stop to it in 1535. The college continues to have a grand dinner on the feast day of Corpus Christi , the Thursday after Trinity Sunday . The newly constructed court could house 22 fellows and students. The statutes laid down
3180-661: The propers for the Mass of Corpus Christi, including the sequence Lauda Sion Salvatorem . The epistle reading for the Mass was taken from Paul's First Epistle to the Corinthians ( 1 Corinthians 11:23–29 ), and the Gospel reading was taken from the Gospel of John ( John 6:56–59 ). When Pope Pius V revised the General Roman Calendar (see Tridentine calendar ), Corpus Christi
3286-466: The 'Cambridge Intelligence Seminar' which convenes regularly in rooms. The current college visitor is the Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, Lord Sainsbury of Turville . In 2008, the college completed the renovation of an adjacent bank building and other college buildings to create Library Court, the third court within the main college campus. In January 2012, several pieces of silver worth
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3392-495: The 18th century and did produce several distinguished scholars and clergymen including the so-called Benedictine Antiquaries, a dozen or so men all well known for antiquarian research including such figures as Richard Gough and William Stukeley . In the 1740s, Archbishop Thomas Herring left £1000 for the rebuilding of the college and this led to several abortive attempts to start construction. In 1770 Matthias Mawson , former Master and Bishop of Ely , bequeathed £3000 to defray
3498-602: The 1930s, Corpus is one of the few British institutions to have lost more members in the Second World War than in the First. Their names are inscribed in the Chapel. Corpus owns The Eagle Pub , which is managed by Greene King . Watson and Crick are said to have refreshed themselves in this pub while studying the structure of DNA in the nearby Cavendish Laboratory . Upon making the discovery in 1952, they are said to have walked into
3604-406: The 1950s. In July 2019, the college announced that it would create 30 new undergraduate places, specifically aimed at helping students from under-represented backgrounds to take up places at the university. Built in the 1350s, Old Court contains some of Cambridge's oldest buildings, and retains many of its original features, such as sills and jambs used to hold oil-soaked linen in the days prior to
3710-573: The Augustinian nuns at the convent and leprosarium of Mont-Cornillon, where Juliana developed a special veneration for the Blessed Sacrament . She always longed for a feast day outside of Lent in its honour. Her vita reports that this desire was enhanced by a vision of the church under the appearance of the full moon having one dark spot, which signified the absence of such a solemnity. In 1208, she reported her first vision of Christ in which she
3816-458: The Corpus Christi procession, St Richard Reynolds who was martyred by Henry VIII , and Thomas Dusgate and George Wishart who were both burned as Protestants . It was during this time that Matthew Parker became Master. He donated his unrivalled library to the college, much silver plate and its symbol, the pelican . In order to ensure the safety of his collection Parker inserted into
3922-575: The Elizabethan chapel. The chapel currently standing in New Court is part of the 19th-century construction. Completion of a new, larger court allowed for many more students and numbers increased from 48 to 100. During the 19th century the college became associated with the Evangelical religious movement . In the 1860s its popularity grew so great that it became the third largest college in Cambridge. Corpus
4028-629: The Eucharist being the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ . Having recognized in 1264 the authenticity of the Eucharistic Miracle of Bolsena , on input of Aquinas, the pontiff, then living in Orvieto , established the feast of Corpus Christi as a Solemnity and extended it to the whole Roman Catholic Church. The feast is liturgically celebrated on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday or, "where
4134-531: The Exaltation of the Holy Cross. But the Mass of the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ is placed among the votive Masses". The feast of Corpus Christi is one of five occasions in the year on which a diocesan bishop is not to be away from his diocese unless for a grave and urgent reason. In many countries, the day is a holy day of obligation to participate in the celebration of Mass and takes place on
4240-997: The Feast of Corpus Christi ( Tapetes de Corpus Christi ) are made of different materials such as coffee grounds, flowers, sand, and salt. In Croatian language , there are various names for the Feast: Brašančevo (after hypocorism brašance of the noun brašno , meaning " flour "; dating from 18th century and used in Požega area, Otok , Varoš, Sikirevci and southern Baranja , Luč , as well among Croats of Vojvodina and Herzegovina ) with variations ( Brošančevo , Brešančevo ), Korosante (from Latin Corpo Sancto ; used in Dubrovnik area and Pelješac ), Božji dan ( Božji don ; literally "Lord's Day") and Božji blagdan (lit. "Lord's/God's Feast"). Feast (officially known as Tijelovo )
4346-570: The Fellowship of the College elected professor Christopher Kelly , president of the college and former senior tutor, as the college's 52nd master. He took up his post in the Michaelmas Term of 2018. A major restoration of the college's dining hall and servery were undertaken in 2017–18 and completed in February 2019, revealing medieval stonework that had been covered up by the previous restoration in
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4452-467: The Great Seal , who had already endowed several scholarships to the college, donated £200 (roughly £30,000 now) for the construction of a new chapel. This sum was not nearly great enough to build a chapel, and despite the efforts of the Master and fellows, the project outran estimates and nearly bankrupted the college. The college sold all of its silver, apart from the gifts from Parker, and the building work
4558-735: The Lord';), also known as the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ , is a liturgical solemnity celebrating the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist ; the feast is observed by the Latin Church , in addition to certain Western Orthodox , Lutheran , and Anglican churches. Two months earlier, the institution of the Eucharist at the Last Supper is observed on Maundy Thursday in
4664-460: The Mass on Corpus Christi Day." The monstrance which holds the host is surrounded by a Corpus Christi wreath of flowers. During the procession, church bells are rung and "the faithful kneel in front of their homes to adore the Eucharistic Lord." Along the route in which the procession occurs, Christian homes "are decorated with little birch trees and green boughs", with candles being lit in
4770-616: The Solemnity of The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ is not a holy day of obligation , it is assigned to the Sunday after the Most Holy Trinity as its proper day". At the end of Holy Mass , there is often a procession of the Blessed Sacrament , generally displayed in a monstrance . The procession is followed by the Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament . A notable Eucharistic procession
4876-409: The Thursday after Trinity Sunday . On that day or on the following Sunday, which is the feast day where it is not a holy day of obligation, it is traditional to hold in the streets of a town or in an individual parish a procession with prayers and singing to honor the Blessed Sacrament . During the procession, the consecrated host is displayed in a monstrance held aloft by a member of the clergy. At
4982-457: The Thursday after the Octave of Trinity (one week later than had been indicated for Liège), but with a certain elasticity, for he granted an indulgence for all who confessed their sins and attended church "on a date and in a place where [the feast] was celebrated". Jacques Pantaléon of Troyes was also won over to the cause of the Feast of Corpus Christi during his ministry as Archdeacon in Liège under
5088-407: The Virgin of Remedies, the Virgin of the Nativity, the Purified Virgin, the Virgin of Bethlehem, and the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception. The saints remain in the Cusco Cathedral for eight days, where they are believed to "debate" the city's future and the behavior of the faithful. Afterward, they have a farewell procession around the Plaza de Armas and return to their respective temples over
5194-399: The arrival of glass. The court is the oldest continually inhabited courtyard in the country (a claim disputed by Merton College, Oxford , which says the same of its Mob Quad ). It is possibly built from the core of an even older building. Four sided, it typifies the model of construction of the colleges in Oxford or Cambridge. A passageway connects Old Court to Bene't Street . Due to its age
5300-411: The atom was conducted by J. J. Thomson and Ernest Rutherford . Around 1500, the master, Thomas Cosyn built a brick gallery which connects Old Court with St. Benet's Church; the gallery is now part of an Old Court room set. The adjacent St Bene't's Church served as the college's chapel until 1579 when one was built specifically for the purpose. The college remains the patron. The tower of St Bene't's
5406-402: The building works in 2008, it relocated to the new Library Court and was renamed the Taylor Library after the project's main benefactor John Taylor . Many of the more precious volumes in the Parker Library are now protected in vaults in what used to be the Butler Library. New Court was built to symbolise the harmony between the mind, body and soul with the Parker Library on the right representing
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#17328454006525512-408: The century the college fell on hard times and the number of undergraduates dropped to fewer than 50. It was around this time that the infamous 'Chess Club' was founded. Despite their impeccant name they became notorious for hard drinking and partying. They were outlawed in the 1980s for their activities. Colonel Robert Caldwell was made Master in 1906 and was the first ever layman to be appointed to
5618-429: The college Chapel Choir and dine in hall. In 1963, the college's first bar was opened in New Court. In 2008, it was moved to Library Court and the old bar was converted into a post room , staffroom and a graduate student common room. In 1962, the college approved the conversion of the Leckhampton site to allow for more accommodation for fellows and postgraduate students. Further properties were purchased adjacent to
5724-450: The college's treasures from a "tempestuous riot". Elizabeth, Duchess of Norfolk , and her sister Lady Eleanor Botelar née Talbot , who is believed by some to have been secretly married to Edward IV , endowed the college with scholarships in the 1460s and financed repairs to the college buildings. As a monument a 'talbot' , the heraldic supporter of the Talbot family, was placed on the gable of Old Court and can still be seen today. At
5830-412: The construction of Wilkin's New Court. Currently the collection comprises over 600 manuscripts, around 480 of which were given by Parker, who also donated around 1000 printed volumes. Corpus Christi (feast) The Feast of Corpus Christi ( Ecclesiastical Latin : Dies Sanctissimi Corporis et Sanguinis Domini Iesu Christi , lit. 'Day of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Jesus Christ
5936-416: The costs of demolishing and rebuilding the college but this was not enough. It was not until 1822 when £55,000 had accrued in the rebuilding fund that efforts started. William Wilkins , who had recently completed major works at Downing , King's , and Trinity , was appointed architect and the New Court was completed in 1827 in a neo-Gothic style. This involved the demolition of several buildings, including
6042-401: The curtain wall in front of King's College, Cambridge and the National Gallery in London , he considered Corpus to be his favourite work and requested to be buried in the Chapel. A plaque commemorating him is in the entrance to the Parker Library within the court. This court also housed the Butler Library, the college's student library, directly below the Parker Library. Upon completion of
6148-407: The diocesan bishop Robert of Thourotte . It was he who, having become Pope as Urban IV in 1264, instituted the Solemnity of Corpus Christi on the Thursday after Pentecost as a feast for the entire Latin Church , by the papal bull Transiturus de hoc mundo . The legend that this act was inspired by a procession to Orvieto in 1263, after a priest Peter of Prague and his congregation witnessed
6254-414: The end of the procession, Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament is imparted. A notable procession in the Philippines is that of the Archdiocese of Manila . The archbishop celebrates a mid-afternoon Mass at the Shrine of the Blessed Sacrament in Santa Cruz before presiding over a procession to the Manila Cathedral . The celebration of Corpus Christi was abolished in England in 1548. However, in
6360-435: The feast day, with exception of certain Lutheran churches and the Church of England , the latter of which abolished it in 1548 as the English Reformation progressed, but later reintroduced it. Some Anglican churches now observe Corpus Christi, sometimes under the name Thanksgiving for Holy Communion . The institution of Corpus Christi as a feast in the Christian calendar resulted from approximately forty years of work on
6466-409: The feast was retained in the calendars of the Lutheran Church until about 1600. Like Lutherans , followers of the Reformed tradition do not observe the feast. On the eve of the Feast of Corpus Christi, clergy bless Corpus Christi wreaths that are made of flowers. Corpus Christi wreaths and bouquets are often "attached to flags and banners, to houses, and to the arches of green boughs that span
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#17328454006526572-400: The feast was suppressed in Protestant churches during the Reformation for theological reasons, because it celebrated transubstantiation. Outside of Lutheranism, which maintained the confession of the Real Presence, most Protestants denied the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist other than as a merely symbolic or spiritual presence. Today, most Protestant denominations do not recognize
6678-547: The feast, upon which there is wide scholarly agreement: the version in BNF 1143 is a revision of an earlier version found in Prague, Abbey of Strahov MS D.E.I. 7, and represents the work of Thomas Aquinas following or during his residency at Orvieto from 1259 to 1265. The office can also be found in the 1343 codex Regimen Animarum . This liturgy may be used as a votive Mass of the Blessed Sacrament on weekdays in ordinary time. The hymn Aquinas composed for Vespers of Corpus Christi, Pange Lingua or another eucharistic hymn,
6784-429: The fellow commoners faded away. In 1882, fellows were allowed to marry for the first time. This meant that being an academic fellow could be a lifelong career rather than a stop gap between study and becoming a country parson. Consequently, the demographics of the college fellowship changed significantly during this time. The first married fellow was Edward Byles Cowell who was the first professor of Sanskrit . Later in
6890-423: The first time in 2285) and June 27 at latest (for the first time in 2038). For Western Rite Orthodox Christians, since they use the Julian calendar , at least for all Feast Days dependent on the date of Pascha , their date of the celebration of Corpus Christi, translates to, in the Gregorian calendar, from June 3 at the earliest, to July 7, at the latest. Corpus Christi is a public holiday in some countries with
6996-428: The following week. The festival also features the consumption of " chiriuchu ," a traditional dish. In Spycimierz in central Poland ( Gmina Uniejów ), parishioners arrange a carpet of live flowers about one kilometre long. A solemn procession passes over it at 5 pm. Long carpets of flowers are also laid in four parishes in the Opole Voivodeship in southern Poland. Flower carpets tradition for Corpus Christi processions
7102-423: The late 14th century through to the 19th century, particularly during the Reformation when Catholic references were discouraged, Corpus was known as St Benet's College. By 1376 it possessed 55 books, and many more would be donated or bequeathed over the succeeding centuries, including, those bequeathed by Thomas Markaunt and, most significantly, those donated in the 16th century by Archbishop Matthew Parker , who
7208-436: The later 16th century, Benet College became the name most commonly used, as "Corpus Christi" was deemed to have a very Roman Catholic flavour. This preference continued until the early 19th century. In its early centuries, the college was relatively poor and so could not construct new buildings; thus Old Court has survived to the present day. It had no chapel , so the members worshipped in St Bene't's Church next door. From
7314-407: The lawns. There is a large plaque, on the northern wall, dedicated to Christopher Marlowe and John Fletcher , both famous playwrights who studied at Corpus. Standing inside Old Court one can see the tower of St Bene't's Church , the oldest building in Cambridge, and the Old Cavendish Laboratory where the structure of DNA was solved by Watson and Crick and groundbreaking work on the structure of
7420-403: The liturgy on that day also commemorates Christ's washing of the disciples' feet , the institution of the priesthood and the agony in the Garden of Gethsemane . So many other functions took place on this day that the principal event was almost lost sight of. This is mentioned in the Bull Transiturus as the chief reason for the introduction of the new feast. Hence, the feast of Corpus Christi
7526-401: The main event, the Virgin of Bethlehem and Saint Joseph are taken in procession to the Church of Santa Clara. On the main day, the Eucharist is celebrated with a special mass and a procession around the main square , followed by a procession of saint images, including Saint Jerome, Saint Sebastian, Saint Anne, Saint Barbara, Saint James, Saint Blaise, Saint Anthony the Abbot, Saint Christopher,
7632-459: The main festivals in Toledo, Spain . In the village of Castrillo de Murcia near Burgos , the celebration includes the practice of El Colacho (baby jumping). In Catalonia , Corpus Christi is celebrated with the tradition of the dancing egg . There is evidence this tradition dates from the 16th century. The Patum de Berga is a popular and traditional festival that is celebrated each year in
7738-469: The mind, the Hall and kitchens on the left representing the body and the Chapel in the centre representing the soul. The current Chapel is the third the college has had and was completed in 1827 along with the rest of New Court. It was also designed by William Wilkins, but includes some medieval glass and features, including the fellows' stalls, several memorials and the floor of the older Elizabethan Chapel, which
7844-421: The more academically successful colleges in the University of Cambridge. In the unofficial Tompkins Table , which ranks the colleges by the class of degrees obtained by their undergraduates, in 2012 Corpus was in third position, with 32.4% of its undergraduates achieving first-class degrees. The college's average position between 2003 and 2012 was 9th, and in the 2022 rankings it was placed 9th. Corpus ranks among
7950-826: The most commonly used ordo in the Anglican Church of Canada , provides lections for the day. Corpus Christi is also celebrated by the Old Catholic Church , the Liberal Catholic Church and by some Western Rite Orthodox Christians. It is commemorated in the liturgical calendars of the more Latinized Eastern Catholic Churches . Martin Luther spoke out against processing with the consecrated elements, which he viewed as "only play-acting" and "just vain idolatry". In one of his postils (homilies), he wrote I am to no festival more hostile … than this one. Because it
8056-417: The nearby St Bene't's Church , associated with the founding guild of Corpus Christi. Both the college and the church stand on Bene't Street . Until the late 16th century, the church served as the college chapel, although St Botolph's was also used for some services. When Thomas Cosyn was master of the college in the late 15th century, a gallery was built which linked the college to St Benet's church. By
8162-575: The only University building, to be attacked. The revolt, which ironically took place during the Corpus Christi week, focused on the college as centre of discontent due to its rigid collection of "candle rents". The college claimed £80 (roughly £50,000 in modern terms) in damages. In 1460 during the Wars of the Roses , the college paid for armaments including artillery and arrows, and protective clothing to defend
8268-447: The part of Juliana of Liège , a 13th-century Norbertine canoness , also known as Juliana de Cornillon, born in 1191 or 1192 in Liège , Belgium, a city where there were groups of women dedicated to Eucharistic worship. Guided by exemplary priests, they lived together, devoted to prayer and to charitable works. Orphaned at the age of five, she and her sister Agnes were entrusted to the care of
8374-445: The phrase "Nosey Parker". ) Parker was forced to resign as Master in 1553 by the accession of Mary I but was elected Archbishop of Canterbury upon the succession of Elizabeth I . The playwright Christopher Marlowe is perhaps the college's most-celebrated son, having matriculated to Corpus in 1580. Although little is known about his time there, it is often believed that it was during his study for his MA that he began his work as
8480-549: The post. He changed the policy of the college with regard to admittance of fellows and undergraduates, encouraging men from other colleges and outside Cambridge to become fellows. The college was no longer chiefly training men for the clergy. Student numbers increased significantly and a new undergraduate Library named after one of the Burgesses for the university, Geoffrey Butler was completed. The college also began construction of its sports grounds in west Cambridge in 1939. During
8586-491: The pub and declared, "We have found the secret of life". A blue plaque on the front of the pub commemorates the event. The Eagle is also well known as a haunt for RAF officers in World War Two; renovations revealed hundreds of signatures, drawings and messages written, or even burnt, onto the walls and ceilings. During the 1960s, central heating was extended across the entire college campus. Women were also allowed to join
8692-558: The return in the sky of the Pleiades constellation, known in the Quechua language as Qullqa , or "storehouse", as it is associated with the upcoming harvest and New Year. The festival precedes the official feast of Corpus Christi, held the Thursday following Trinity Sunday, but it is closely associated with it. The official feast on Thursday is a baroque display of religious syncretism between Catholicism and Incan traditions . Ten days before
8798-509: The rooms are large and contain antique furniture but lack basic facilities and plumbing. In 1919 the ivy was removed from Old Court and a roughcast rendering was put in its place, followed by a major restoration in 1952 paid for by donations from old members. During the summer months students are permitted to sit on the lawn in Old Court and garden parties may be held whereas, like other Oxbridge colleges, normally only fellows are allowed to walk on
8904-438: The rules governing the behaviour of fellows only. Students were not part of the foundation at this stage and would not come within the scope of the statutes for another 200 years. The college's most formal name is the College of Corpus Christi and the Blessed Virgin Mary in the University of Cambridge, usually abbreviated to Corpus Christi College. From the early 16th century, it was also known as Benet or St Benet's College, from
9010-488: The same time the Master, Thomas Cosyn, built the college's first chapel and a passageway between Old Court and St Bene't's Church. Over the next few centuries, garret rooms were added in Old Court increasing student numbers. Although spared the worst of the religious tumult that the Reformation brought to England, the college produced adherents and indeed martyrs to both traditions. Notable are William Sowode who cancelled
9116-405: The silver that he bequeathed to the college and these stipulations are part of the reason why Corpus Christi College retains to this day the entirety of the library and the silver collection: they were unable to sell off (or melt down) the less valuable parts of either collection without losing both. (Parker's assiduousness in his acquisition of books and manuscripts has been suggested as an origin of
9222-515: The site and a new building, the George Thomson building, named in honour of a former Master, was completed in 1964. In 1983, women were first admitted as undergraduates. They had been able to become research students and Fellows for a few years before this. In the same year, the college completed building work in Botolph Court, adding further undergraduate accommodation. Similar renovation work
9328-399: The streets." In Christian homes, these Corpus Christi wreaths are suspended on walls or displayed on doors and in windows. Corpus Christi wreaths are also "put up in gardens, fields, and pastures, with a prayer for protection and blessing upon the growing harvest." Throughout Christendom, "the custom developed of carrying the Blessed Sacrament in a splendid procession through the town after
9434-415: The terms of his endowment one which stated that if any more than a certain number of books were lost, the rest of the collection would pass first to Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge and then (in the event of any more losses) to Trinity Hall, Cambridge . Every few years, representatives from both of those colleges ceremonially inspect the collection for any losses. Parker placed a similar condition on
9540-451: The university. Their parents were required to pay with a silver cup or tankard , which would then be melted down. The next notable master was Henry Butts, who was also vice chancellor of the university. When the plague returned to the city and the rest of the university had fled, Butts stayed at his post and tried to limit the pestilence while staying alone in the college. He was unrewarded for his bravery and this experience seems to have had
9646-517: The wealthiest Cambridge colleges in terms of fixed assets, being exceptionally rich in silver. The College's endowment was valued at £90.9M at the end of June 2017, while its net assets were valued at £227.4M. The guild of Corpus Christi was founded in Cambridge in 1349 by William Horwode, Henry de Tangmere, and John Hardy in response to the Black Death . They determined to found a new college in
9752-583: The windows. Oftentimes, stops are made at various points called "stations" during the procession and "the Blessed Sacrament is put on an altar table" while a Gospel passage is read and hymns are sung, along with prayer being made. Corpus Christi is not only a high festival of the Catholic church year in Austria, but also a public holiday. This is always celebrated on the Thursday after Trinity, which means it can take place between May 21 and June 24. Street carpets for
9858-474: The world. The historian James D. Wenn has suggested that Parker may have enjoyed the protection of Sir Rowland Hill of Soulton , Shropshire, during his period of disfavour under Mary I, when this collection would have been in danger, along with Parker himself; Hill was the publisher of the Geneva Bible and joined Parker as a Commissioner for Ecclesiastical Cases in 1559. The building was completed in 1827 in
9964-632: Was adopted by a number of dioceses in Germany and by the Cistercians , and in 1295 was celebrated in Venice . It became a truly universal feast only after the bull of Urban IV was included in the collection of laws known as the Clementines, compiled under Pope Clement V , but promulgated only by his successor Pope John XXII in 1317. While the institution of the Eucharist is celebrated on Holy (Maundy) Thursday ,
10070-504: Was always strongly clerical as, at the time, all the fellows had to be in Holy Orders of the Church of England . For many years the majority of the college's graduates went on to be clergymen. However, the university was changing quickly; with the repeal of the Test Acts and Catholic emancipation allowing Catholics to join the university for the first time. The syllabus also broadened and
10176-741: Was completed in Bene't Court above the Eagle pub in the 1990s along with the creation of the Robert Beldam building. In recent years, the College has spearheaded the Northern Ireland Initiative. It also has strong links with New Zealand , taking a student on a full scholarship from the country each year, paid for by the Worshipful Company of Girdlers . A former president is the historian and Cold War scholar Christopher Andrew . He also chairs
10282-741: Was demolished in the construction of New Court. The first four stained glass windows date to around 1500 and are believed to come from the Abbey of Mariawald in Germany which had been dissolved by Napoleon . Some of the pews and the pulpit of the Elizabethan chapel can now be found in St Andrew's Church, Thurning, Norfolk . Hanging on the south wall is a depiction of the Madonna and Child by 17th-century artist Elisabetta Sirani . The Chapel also features an icon , something unusual for an Oxbridge college. The depiction of
10388-439: Was distributed to the fellows to keep it from being requisitioned by the warring factions. When the fighting finished the plate was returned and melted down to pay for repairs. Twelve college heads were removed from their posts, but Love and three others were retained. The college also escaped the worst excesses of the puritan Commonwealth. When William Dowsing inspected the college he found "nothing to amend". St Benet's Church
10494-433: Was donated to Methodist College Belfast on their centenary in 1968. The collection was begun in 1376 and much improved by a bequest from Matthew Parker , the college's Master between 1544 and 1553, who as Archbishop of Canterbury formed a fine collection of manuscripts from the libraries of dissolved monasteries . The Parker Collection is one of the finest and most important collections of medieval manuscripts in
10600-453: Was established to create a feast focused solely on the Holy Eucharist. Three versions of the office for the feast of Corpus Christi in extant manuscripts provide evidence for the Liège origins and voice of Juliana in an original office, which was followed by two later versions of the office. A highly sophisticated and polished version can be found in BNF 1143, a musical manuscript devoted entirely to
10706-401: Was incapacitated. This has led to a persistent rumour of a network of tunnels under the college excavated for this purpose. While there are extensive wine cellars, there is no evidence of such tunnels. During the war there were fewer undergraduates in residence, but the space was taken up by cadets and officers of the armed services taking short courses. Due to the increase in student numbers in
10812-651: Was inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2021. In Spain, Corpus Christi is celebrated in all dioceses. It has special relevance in Castilla-La Mancha, a community that marks this date as a holiday. The celebrations in Seville are depicted in a section of Iberia , the masterpiece of the composer Albéniz. Corpus Christi is one of
10918-433: Was instructed to plead for the institution of the feast of Corpus Christi. The vision was repeated for the next 20 years but she kept it a secret. When she eventually relayed it to her confessor, he relayed it to the bishop. Juliana also petitioned the learned Dominican Hugh of St-Cher , and Robert de Thorete , Bishop of Liège . At that time bishops could order feasts in their dioceses , so Bishop Robert ordered in 1246
11024-537: Was not completed until 1662. Other contributors included Elizabeth I and Sir Francis Drake . Owing to disputed appointments to the Mastership, Elizabeth I imposed the appointment of John Jegon as Master in 1590. The college did not appoint its own master for some time. Although not the college's choice, Jegon extricated the college from its financial difficulties by instituting fellow commoners , who would stay for one or two years and were never technically members of
11130-450: Was not so lucky and indeed there was much disturbance in the fellowship as many were forced out and reinstated as circumstances changed through the period. In 1688, the college was attacked once again by a mob, this time with an anti-Catholic bent. They made for the rooms of the bursar , Clement Scott, whom they suspected of popery . He hid himself from the mob so they destroyed his books and papers. The college continued to grow throughout
11236-403: Was one of only two "feasts of devotion" that he kept, the other being Trinity Sunday. In that calendar, Corpus Christi was celebrated on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday. The feast had an octave until 1955, when Pope Pius XII suppressed all octaves, even in local calendars, except those of Christmas, Easter and Pentecost (see General Roman Calendar of Pope Pius XII ). From 1849 until 1969,
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