University Church of St Mary the Virgin

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Anglican church Grade I listed building church parish church tourist attraction

The University Church of St Mary the Virgin is a historic medieval church in central Oxford that served as the original home of the University of Oxford and remains a prominent religious and architectural landmark.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
University Church of St Mary the Virgin canonical	8

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Anglican church ⓘ Grade I listed building ⓘ church ⓘ parish church ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
affiliation	University of Oxford ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Decorated Gothic ⓘ Perpendicular Gothic ⓘ
associatedWith	All Souls College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ John Henry Newman ⓘ Oriel College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ Oxford Martyrs ⓘ The Queen's College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ
category	Churches in Oxford ⓘ Chapels of the University of Oxford ⓘ surface form: University of Oxford buildings
churchmanship	Liberal Catholic ⓘ
constructionStart	13th century ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
dedicatedTo	St Mary ⓘ surface form: St Mary the Virgin
denomination	Church of England ⓘ
diocese	Diocese of Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ
faces	Radcliffe Camera ⓘ
function	university church ⓘ
hasPart	Adam de Brome chapel ⓘ chancel ⓘ nave ⓘ south porch ⓘ spire ⓘ tower ⓘ
hasViewOf	Oxford ⓘ surface form: Oxford city centre
heritageDesignation	Grade I listed ⓘ
heritageDesignationDate	12 January 1954 ⓘ
knownFor	medieval architecture ⓘ ornate spire ⓘ tower with city views ⓘ
locatedIn	England ⓘ Oxford ⓘ Oxfordshire ⓘ
locatedOn	High Street, Oxford ⓘ
notableFeature	ornate 14th-century spire ⓘ roof-top viewing platform ⓘ
originalFunction	administrative centre of the University of Oxford ⓘ meeting place of the University of Oxford ⓘ
overlooks	Radcliffe Square ⓘ
province	Province of Canterbury ⓘ
style	Gothic architecture ⓘ
usedFor	concerts ⓘ public lectures ⓘ university ceremonies ⓘ worship services ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

High Street, Oxford → hasLandmark → University Church of St Mary the Virgin ⓘ

Radcliffe Square → surroundedBy → University Church of St Mary the Virgin ⓘ

Brasenose College, Oxford (via Radcliffe Square area) → near → University Church of St Mary the Virgin ⓘ

subject surface form: Brasenose College, Oxford

Cornmarket Street → near → University Church of St Mary the Virgin ⓘ

Catte Street → hasNearbyLandmark → University Church of St Mary the Virgin ⓘ

University of Oxford central area → hasPart → University Church of St Mary the Virgin ⓘ

Turl Street → hasReligiousBuildingNearby → University Church of St Mary the Virgin ⓘ

New College Lane → near → University Church of St Mary the Virgin ⓘ