Corpus Christi College

Historical Buildings in Cambridge

Two of the college's most famous students were the Elizabethan dramatists John Fletcher and Christopher Marlowe, and there is a tablet commemorating them on the wall of the Old Court

Corpus Christi College is one of the ancient colleges of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1352 by the Guilds of Corpus Christi and the Blessed Virgin Mary, it bears the distinction of being the only College in Oxford or Cambridge founded by their citizens. The College recently celebrated 650 years of commitment to teaching and research, carried out on the site of its original foundation in the heart of mediaeval Cambridge.

Photos of Corpus Christi College