University Church of St Mary the Virgin

church in central Oxford, UK
Church university_church Q581986
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University Church of St Mary the Virgin

Summary

University Church of St Mary the Virgin is a university church[1]. It draws 327 Wikipedia views per month (university_church category, ranking #1 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • University Church of St Mary the Virgin's religion is recorded as Anglicanism[3].
  • University Church of St Mary the Virgin is located in Oxford[4].
  • University Church of St Mary the Virgin is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • University Church of St Mary the Virgin's instance of is recorded as university church[6].
  • Mary is named after University Church of St Mary the Virgin[7].
  • University Church of St Mary the Virgin's architectural style is recorded as Gothic architecture[8].
  • University Church of St Mary the Virgin's architectural style is recorded as English Gothic architecture[9].
  • University Church of St Mary the Virgin's Commons category is recorded as University Church of St Mary the Virgin[10].
  • January 17, 1280 marks the founding of University Church of St Mary the Virgin[11].
  • University Church of St Mary the Virgin's OS grid reference is recorded as SP5161006274[12].
  • University Church of St Mary the Virgin's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.7528, 'lon': -1.25374}[13].
  • University Church of St Mary the Virgin's located on street is recorded as High Street[14].
  • University Church of St Mary the Virgin's diocese is recorded as Diocese of Oxford[15].
  • University Church of St Mary the Virgin's dedicated to is recorded as Mary[16].
  • University Church of St Mary the Virgin's official website is recorded as http://www.universitychurch.ox.ac.uk/[17].
  • University Church of St Mary the Virgin's heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building[18].
  • University Church of St Mary the Virgin's associated electoral district is recorded as Oxford West and Abingdon[19].
  • University Church of St Mary the Virgin's historic county is recorded as Oxfordshire[20].

Body

Geography

University Church of St Mary the Virgin is in the country of United Kingdom[5]. It is located in Oxford[4].

Designation and Status

University Church of St Mary the Virgin's instance of is recorded as university church[6]. Its heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building[18]. Its religion is recorded as Anglicanism[3].

History and Context

January 17, 1280 marks the founding of University Church of St Mary the Virgin[11]. Mary is named after it[7].

Why It Matters

University Church of St Mary the Virgin draws 327 Wikipedia views per month (university_church category, ranking #1 of 3).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . historicengland.org.uk. historicengland.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . achurchnearyou.com. achurchnearyou.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10w ago · JhealdBatch · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website http://www.universitychurch.ox.ac.uk/
    Instance of university church
    Dedicated to Mary
    Website
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32660|batch #32660]]: better qualifier for unparished areas (4): Change P131 qualifier"
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