College of God's Gift

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The College of God's Gift was the original charitable foundation established in the early 17th century by Edward Alleyn in Dulwich, London, which later evolved into Dulwich College and its associated schools.

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College of God's Gift canonical 1
College of God’s Gift 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf charitable foundation
educational charity
associatedWith Dulwich Estate
Dulwich Picture Gallery
charterDate 21 June 1619
country England
endowmentFrom Edward Alleyn
endowmentIncludes lands and properties in Dulwich
manor of Dulwich
evolvedInto Alleyn’s School
surface form: Alleyn's School

Dulwich College
Dulwich College Preparatory School (now Dulwich Prep London)
James Allen’s Girls’ School
surface form: James Allen's Girls' School
foundedBy Edward Alleyn
founder Edward Alleyn
governanceReformed 19th century
governedBy Board of Governors
grantedBy James VI and I
surface form: King James I of England
hasCharter royal charter
hasPart Alleyn’s School
surface form: Alleyn's School

Dulwich College
Dulwich Estate
Dulwich Picture Gallery
surface form: Dulwich Picture Gallery (historically linked estate-wise)

James Allen’s Girls’ School
surface form: James Allen's Girls' School
hasPurpose charitable education
relief of the poor
religious worship
heritageStatus historic charitable foundation in England
inception 1619
early 17th century
languageOfMotto Latin
legalForm charitable corporation
locatedIn Dulwich Village
surface form: Dulwich

England
London, England
surface form: London
motto Detur Gloria Soli Deo
namedAfter God's gift (divine providence as understood by Edward Alleyn)
originalBeneficiaries poor brothers
poor scholars
poor sisters
originalNameOf Dulwich College
Dulwich College
surface form: Dulwich College and Alleyn’s schools charitable foundation
partOf London Borough of Southwark
religiousAffiliation Church of England
successor Dulwich College
modern Dulwich College charitable foundation structure
translationOfMotto Let glory be given to God alone

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Dulwich College foundedAs College of God's Gift
Sir Edward Alleyn (founder, associated) founded College of God's Gift
subject surface form: Sir Edward Alleyn
this entity surface form: College of God’s Gift