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Magdalen College, Oxford University

Magdalen College
Magdalen College Tower
Magdalen College Oxford Coat Of Arms (Motto).svg
Blazon: Lozengy ermine and sable, on a chief of the second three lilies argent slipped and seeded or.
University Oxford
Location Longwall Street and High Street
Coordinates 51°45′09″N 1°14′49″W / 51.752374°N 1.247077°W / 51.752374; -1.247077Coordinates: 51°45′09″N 1°14′49″W / 51.752374°N 1.247077°W / 51.752374; -1.247077
Full name The President and Fellows of the College of St Mary Magdalen in the University of Oxford
Latin name Collegium Beatae Mariae Magdalenae
Motto Floreat Magdalena
Established 1458
Named for Mary Magdalene
Sister college Magdalene College, Cambridge
President Sir David Clary FRS
Undergraduates 411 (2013)
Postgraduates 159
Website www.magd.ox.ac.uk
Boat club Boatclub website
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Magdalen College, Oxford is located in Oxford city centre
Magdalen College, Oxford
Location in Oxford city centre

Magdalen College (/ˈmɔːdln/ MAWD-lin) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford. As of 2014, the college had an estimated financial endowment of £180.8 million.

Magdalen stands next to the River Cherwell and has within its grounds a deer park and Addison's Walk. The large, square Magdalen Tower is an Oxford landmark, and it is a tradition, dating to the days of Henry VII, that the college choir sings from the top of it at 6 a.m. on May Morning.

Magdalen College was founded in 1458 by William of Waynflete, Bishop of Winchester and Lord Chancellor. The founder's statutes included provision for a choral foundation of men and boys (a tradition that has continued to the present day) and made reference to the pronunciation of the name of the college in English. The college received another substantial endowment from the estate of Sir John Fastolf of Caister Castle in Norfolk (1380–1459). Another unrelated college named Magdalen Hall adjacent to Magdalen College eventually became part of Hertford College.


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