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St Edmund of Abingdon

 
 
St Edmund of Abingdon Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ray Gurganus, March 30, 2024
1. St Edmund of Abingdon Marker
Inscription. The first Master and Theologian of this University to become Archbishop of Canterbury taught in and around this Church of St Peter-in-the-East during the years 1195-1201 and 1214-1222.

This statue by Rodney Munday was presented by the St Edmund Hall Association in 2007 on the fiftieth anniversary of the Royal Charter being granted to the College.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: EducationReligion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1195.
 
Location. 51° 45.192′ N, 1° 15.022′ W. Marker is in Oxford, England, in Oxfordshire. It is in City Centre. It is on Queen's Lane, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 17 Queen's Lane, Oxford, England OX1, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Greater South East. Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, in Europe, in Atlantic Europe, on one of the British Isles, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Robert Boyle and Robert Hooke (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); The Early University (about 210 meters away); Radcliffe Square (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); James Sadler (1753 - 1828) (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); The High Street (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); George Claridge Druce (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Great Jewry (approx. half a kilometer away); This Stone (approx. half a kilometer away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oxford.
 
St Edmund of Abingdon Statue image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ray Gurganus, March 30, 2024
2. St Edmund of Abingdon Statue
St Edmund of Abingdon Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ray Gurganus, March 30, 2024
3. St Edmund of Abingdon Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 4, 2024, by Ray Gurganus of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 101 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 4, 2024, by Ray Gurganus of Washington, District of Columbia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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