Christchurch College, Oxford

Christ Church
Blazon: Sable, on a cross engrailed argent, a lion passant gules, between four leopards' faces azure, on a chief or, a rose gules barbed and seeded proper, between two Cornish choughs sable, beaked and membered gules.
University	Oxford
Coordinates	51°45′01″N 1°15′21″W / 51.750199°N 1.255853°W / 51.750199; -1.255853Coordinates: 51°45′01″N 1°15′21″W / 51.750199°N 1.255853°W / 51.750199; -1.255853
Full name	The Dean, Chapter and Students of the Cathedral Church of Christ in Oxford of the Foundation of King Henry the Eighth
Established	1546
Named for	Jesus Christ
Sister college	Trinity College, Cambridge & Morse College
Dean	Martyn Percy
Undergraduates	431 (2011/2012)
Postgraduates	250
Website	www.chch.ox.ac.uk
Boat club	Boat Club
Map
Location in Oxford city centre

Christ Church (Latin: Ædes Christi, the temple or house, , of Christ, and thus sometimes known as "The House") is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Christ Church is a joint foundation of the college and the Cathedral of the Oxford diocese (Christ Church Cathedral and its Cathedral School), which serves as the college chapel and whose dean is ex officio the college head.

Founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII, it is one of the larger colleges of the University of Oxford with 629 students in 2016. It is also the second wealthiest college (after St John's) with an endowment of £457m as of 2016^[update]. Christ Church has a number of architecturally significant buildings including Tom Tower (designed by Sir Christopher Wren), Tom Quad (the largest quadrangle in Oxford), and the Great Dining Hall which was also the seat of the parliament assembled by King Charles I during the English Civil War. The buildings have inspired replicas throughout the world in addition to being featured in movies such as Harry Potter and The Golden Compass. This has helped Christ Church become the most popular Oxford college for tourists with almost half a million visitors annually.