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Blackfriars Priory
	Location within Oxford city centre
Monastery information
Full name	Priory of the Holy Spirit
Order	Dominican Order
Established	1221
Disestablished	1538
Reestablished	1921
Dedicated to	Holy Spirit
Diocese	Birmingham
People
Founder(s)	Bede Jarrett (1921)
Prior	Rev. Nicholas Crowe, O.P.
Important associated figures	Thomas of Jorz
Site
Location	Oxford, England
Coordinates	51°45′22″N 1°15′37″W / 51.756121°N 1.260206°W
Website	Priory website

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Blackfriars Priory (formally the Priory of the Holy Spirit) is a Dominican religious community in Oxford, England. Its primary work is the administration of two educational institutions: Blackfriars Studium, a centre of theological studies in the Roman Catholic tradition; and Blackfriars Hall, a constituent permanent private hall of the University of Oxford. The current prior of Blackfriars is Nicholas Crowe. The name Blackfriars is commonly used in Britain to denote a house of Dominican friars, a reference to their black cappa, which forms part of their habit.

Blackfriars is located in central Oxford on St Giles', between the Ioannou Centre for Classical and Byzantine Studies and St Cross College.

History[edit]

The Dominicans arrived in Oxford on 15 August 1221, at the instruction of a General Chapter meeting headed by Saint Dominic himself,^[1] little more than a week after the friar's death. As such, the hall is heir to the oldest tradition of teaching in Oxford, a tradition that precedes both the aularian houses that would characterise the next century and the collegiate houses that would characterise the rest of the University of Oxford's history. In 1236 they established a new and extensive priory in the St. Ebbes district.^[2]

Like all the monastic houses in Oxford, Blackfriars came into rapid and repeated conflict with the university authorities. With the Reformation, all monastic houses, including Blackfriars, were suppressed. The Dominicans did not return to Oxford for some 400 years, until 1921 when Blackfriars was refounded by Bede Jarrett as a religious house.^[3] The original priory building was designed by Edward Doran Webb and completed in 1929.^[1] The Dominican studium at Blackfriars had a close relationship with the university, culminating in the establishment of Blackfriars as a permanent private hall in 1994.^[4]

Blackfriars' Studium[edit]

Blackfriars offers those preparing for the Catholic priesthood the Baccalaureate in Sacred Theology (STB) granted by the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Angelicum in Rome. It is also possible for lay men and women to begin the Angelicum's STB programme by studying in the Blackfriars Studium and to conclude the programme with at least a year's full-time study at the Angelicum.^[5]

Notable Friars[edit]

Malcolm McMahon, Archbishop of Liverpool, former Prior.
Aidan Nichols, first John Paul II Memorial Visiting Lecturer at the University of Oxford
Brian Davies - philosopher
Richard Finn
Timothy Radcliffe - former Prior and sometime Master of the Order of Preachers.
Fergus Kerr - former Prior.

Burials at Blackfriars Abbey, Oxford[edit]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Blackfriars, the Priory of the Holy Spirit". The Encyclopaedia of Oxford. 1988. pp. 43–44.
^ Graham, Malcolm (2019). On Foot from Carfax to Turn Again. Oxford Heritage Walks, 5. Oxford Preservation Trust. ISBN 978-0-9576797-6-4.
^ Delany, Bernard (May 1934). "Father Bede Jarrett, O.P." Blackfriars. 15 (170): 303–312. doi:10.1111/j.1741-2005.1934.tb04225.x.
^ Brockliss, Laurence (24 March 2016). The University of Oxford: A History. Oxford University Press. p. 560. ISBN 978-0199243563.
^ "Dominican Studium: Introduction". Blackfriars, Oxford. Archived from the original on 9 July 2013.

External links[edit]

[hibbert-1] "Blackfriars, the Priory of the Holy Spirit". The Encyclopaedia of Oxford. 1988. pp. 43–44.

[2] Graham, Malcolm (2019). On Foot from Carfax to Turn Again. Oxford Heritage Walks, 5. Oxford Preservation Trust. ISBN 978-0-9576797-6-4.

[delany-3] Delany, Bernard (May 1934). "Father Bede Jarrett, O.P." Blackfriars. 15 (170): 303–312. doi:10.1111/j.1741-2005.1934.tb04225.x.

[4] Brockliss, Laurence (24 March 2016). The University of Oxford: A History. Oxford University Press. p. 560. ISBN 978-0199243563.

[5] "Dominican Studium: Introduction". Blackfriars, Oxford. Archived from the original on 9 July 2013.

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+'''Blackfriars Priory''' (formally the '''Priory of the Holy Spirit''') is a [[Dominican Order|Dominican]] religious community in [[Oxford]], England. Its primary work is the administration of two educational institutions: [[Blackfriars Studium]], a centre of theological studies in the Roman Catholic tradition; and [[Blackfriars Hall]], a constituent [[permanent private hall]] of the [[University of Oxford]]. The current prior of Blackfriars is Nicholas Crowe. The name ''Blackfriars'' is commonly used in Britain to denote a house of Dominican [[friars]], a reference to their black ''cappa'', which forms part of their [[Religious habit|habit]].
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-'''Blackfriars, Oxford''' is a religious house of the friars, the Priory of the Holy Spirit, whose current prior is Robert Gay. It houses two educational institutions: Blackfriars Studium, the centre of theological studies of the English Province of the [[Dominican friars|Dominican Friars]] (although it numbers members of other orders and lay people among its students and lecturers); and Blackfriars Hall, one of the constituent educational institutions of the [[University of Oxford]]. The current Regent of both the hall and studium is John O’Connor. The name ''Blackfriars'' is commonly used to denote a house of the [[Dominican Order|Dominican Friars]] in Britain, a reference to the black-colored "cappa", which is part of their [[Religious habit|habit]].
-Blacfriars is located in central Oxford on [[St Giles', Oxford|St Giles']], between the [[Faculty of Classics, University of Oxford|Ioannou Centre for Classical and Byzantine Studies]] and [[St Cross College, Oxford|St Cross College]].
+Blackfriars is located in central Oxford on [[St Giles', Oxford|St Giles']], between the [[Faculty of Classics, University of Oxford|Ioannou Centre for Classical and Byzantine Studies]] and [[St Cross College, Oxford|St Cross College]].
 == History ==
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 [[File:Blackfriars Oxford.jpg|thumb|The entrance gate to Blackfriars]]
-The [[Order of Preachers|Dominicans]] arrived in Oxford on 15 August 1221, at the instruction of [[Saint Dominic]] himself, little more than a week after the friar's death. As such, the hall is heir to the oldest tradition of teaching in Oxford, a tradition that precedes both the [[aularian]] houses that would characterise the next century and the [[Colleges of the University of Oxford|collegiate houses]] that would characterise the rest of the [[History of the University of Oxford|University of Oxford's history]]. In 1236 they established a new and extensive priory in the [[St. Ebbes]] district.<ref>{{cite book|first=Malcolm|last=Graham|title=On Foot from Carfax to Turn Again|series=Oxford Heritage Walks, 5|publisher=Oxford Preservation Trust|year=2019|isbn=978-0-9576797-6-4}}</ref>
+The [[Order of Preachers|Dominicans]] arrived in Oxford on 15 August 1221, at the instruction of a General Chapter meeting headed by [[Saint Dominic]] himself,<ref name="hibbert"/> little more than a week after the friar's death. As such, the hall is heir to the oldest tradition of teaching in Oxford, a tradition that precedes both the [[aularian]] houses that would characterise the next century and the [[Colleges of the University of Oxford|collegiate houses]] that would characterise the rest of the [[History of the University of Oxford|University of Oxford's history]]. In 1236 they established a new and extensive priory in the [[St. Ebbes]] district.<ref>{{cite book|first=Malcolm|last=Graham|title=On Foot from Carfax to Turn Again|series=Oxford Heritage Walks, 5|publisher=Oxford Preservation Trust|year=2019|isbn=978-0-9576797-6-4}}</ref>
-Like all the monastic houses in Oxford, Blackfriars came into rapid and repeated conflict with the university authorities. With the [[English Reformation|Reformation]], all monastic houses, including Blackfriars, were [[Dissolution of the Monasteries|suppressed]]. The Dominicans did not return to Oxford for some 400 years, until 1921 when Blackfriars was refounded by [[Bede Jarrett]] as a religious house.<ref name=delany>{{cite journal|last1=Delany|first1=Bernard|title=Father Bede Jarrett, O.P.|journal=Blackfriars|date=May 1934|volume=15|issue=170|pages=303–312|doi=10.1111/j.1741-2005.1934.tb04225.x}}</ref> The Dominican studium at Blackfriars had a close relationship with the university, culminating in the establishment of Blackfriars as a permanent private hall in 1994.<ref>{{cite book |last=Brockliss |first=Laurence |author-link= |date=24 March 2016 |title=The University of Oxford: A History |url= |location= |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |page=560 |isbn=978-0199243563}}</ref>
+Like all the monastic houses in Oxford, Blackfriars came into rapid and repeated conflict with the university authorities. With the [[English Reformation|Reformation]], all monastic houses, including Blackfriars, were [[Dissolution of the Monasteries|suppressed]]. The Dominicans did not return to Oxford for some 400 years, until 1921 when Blackfriars was refounded by [[Bede Jarrett]] as a religious house.<ref name=delany>{{cite journal|last1=Delany|first1=Bernard|title=Father Bede Jarrett, O.P.|journal=Blackfriars|date=May 1934|volume=15|issue=170|pages=303–312|doi=10.1111/j.1741-2005.1934.tb04225.x|doi-access=free}}</ref> The original priory building was designed by [[Edward Doran Webb]] and completed in 1929.<ref name="hibbert">{{cite book|title=[[The Encyclopaedia of Oxford]] | chapter=Blackfriars, the Priory of the Holy Spirit |year=1988|pages=43–44}}</ref> The Dominican studium at Blackfriars had a close relationship with the university, culminating in the establishment of Blackfriars as a permanent private hall in 1994.<ref>{{cite book |last=Brockliss |first=Laurence |author-link= |date=24 March 2016 |title=The University of Oxford: A History |url= |location= |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |page=560 |isbn=978-0199243563}}</ref>
 == Blackfriars' Studium ==
 Blackfriars offers those preparing for the Catholic priesthood the [[Bachelor of Sacred Theology|Baccalaureate in Sacred Theology]] (STB) granted by the [[Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas|Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, ''Angelicum'']] in Rome.  It is also possible for lay men and women to begin the Angelicum's STB programme by studying in the Blackfriars Studium and to conclude the programme with at least a year's full-time study at the ''Angelicum''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dominican Studium: Introduction |url=http://www.bfriars.ox.ac.uk/studium_intro.php |website=Blackfriars, Oxford |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130709200414/http://www.bfriars.ox.ac.uk/studium_intro.php |archive-date=9 July 2013}}</ref>
-==Blackfriars Hall==
+===Notable Friars===
+* [[Malcolm McMahon]], [[Archbishop of Liverpool]], former Prior.
-Blackfriars Hall is a [[Permanent Private Hall]], meaning that it is owned and governed by an outside institution (in this case, the English Province of the [[Dominican Order|Order of Preachers]]) and not by its fellows .Blackfriars Hall is a centre for the study of theology and philosophy informed by the intellectual tradition of [[St Thomas Aquinas]]. It admits men and women of any faith for Oxford undergraduate degrees in theology schools, [[Politics, Philosophy and Economics|PPE]] and for a wide range of postgraduate degrees.
-Blackfriars Hall is the home of a number of other institutes including, the Las Casas Institute on ethics, governance and social justice.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfriars.ox.ac.uk/casas_intro.php|title=Blackfriars - Hall - Las Casas Institute|publisher=Bfriars.ox.ac.uk|access-date=5 October 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130709191728/http://www.bfriars.ox.ac.uk/casas_intro.php|archive-date=9 July 2013}}</ref> Launched in November 2008, the institute contributes to the hall's founding vision to be a centre of the social as well as the sacred sciences.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ox.ac.uk/media/news_stories/2008/081201.html|title=New Las Casas Institute launched at Blackfriars Hall|publisher=Ox.ac.uk|access-date=5 October 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007045455/http://www.ox.ac.uk/media/news_stories/2008/081201.html|archive-date=7 October 2014}}</ref> Its founding director (from October 2008 to January 2011) was Francis Davis;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ox.ac.uk/media/news_stories/2009/091116.html|title=Las Casas director appointed government advisor|publisher=Ox.ac.uk|access-date=5 October 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007063959/http://www.ox.ac.uk/media/news_stories/2009/091116.html|archive-date=7 October 2014}}</ref> {{as of|2022}} the director is [[Richard Finn]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bfriars.ox.ac.uk/discover/people/?keyword=&department=35#pageContent |title=People: Las Casas Institute |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website= |publisher=Blackfriars Hall |access-date=31 March 2022 |quote=}}</ref>
-The Aquinas Institute was established in 2004 under the directorship of [[Fergus Kerr]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfriars.ox.ac.uk/hall_aquinas_institute.php|title=Blackfriars - Hall - Aquinas Institute|publisher=Bfriars.ox.ac.uk|access-date=5 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130709185412/http://www.bfriars.ox.ac.uk/hall_aquinas_institute.php|archive-date=9 July 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> It aims to foster study of St Thomas at Oxford through seminars, conferences, summer schools and programmes. Patrons of the institute include [[John Haldane (philosopher)|John Haldane]], [[Alasdair MacIntyre]] and [[Eleonore Stump]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bfriars.ox.ac.uk/discover/people/?keyword=&department=34#pageContent |title=People: Aquinas Institute |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website= |publisher=Blackfriars Hall |access-date=31 March 2022 |quote=}}</ref>
-==People associated with Blackfriars==
-===Notable former students===
-{{Further|:Category:Alumni of Blackfriars, Oxford}}
-* [[Joseph William Tobin]], [[C.Ss.R.]], Cardinal prelate and Archbishop of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark]]
-* [[Anthony Fisher]] {{post-nominals|list=[[Order of Preachers|OP]]}}, [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney|9th Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney]]
-* [[James Alison]], theologian and author
-* [[Delia Gallagher]], journalist, [[CNN]] Faith and Values Correspondent
-* [[Herbert McCabe]], theologian and philosopher
-* [[Malcolm McMahon]], [[Archbishop of Liverpool]]
 * [[Aidan Nichols]], first John Paul II Memorial Visiting Lecturer at the University of Oxford
+* [[Brian Davies (philosopher)|Brian Davies]] - philosopher
+* [[Richard Finn]]
+* [[Timothy Radcliffe]] - former Prior and sometime [[Master of the Order of Preachers]].
+* [[Fergus Kerr]] - former Prior.
-===Fellows and academics===
-{{Further|:Category:Fellows of Blackfriars, Oxford}}
-* [[John Battle (politician)|John Battle]] - former MP for [[Leeds West (UK Parliament constituency)|Leeds West]]
-* [[Brian Davies (philosopher)|Brian Davies]] - philosopher and former Regent
-* [[Richard Finn]] - former Regent and Novice Master for The English Province of [[Order of Preachers|The Order of Preachers]]
-* [[Andrew Linzey]] - theologian, author, and prominent figure in the [[Christian vegetarianism|Christian vegetarian]] movement
-* [[Timothy Radcliffe]] - [[Master of the Order of Preachers]] from 1992–2001
-* [[Benjamin Earl (Dominican friar)|Benjamin Earl]] - Procurator General of the Order of Preachers
-* [[Fergus Kerr]] - Regent (1998-2004)
-* [[James MacMillan (composer)|James MacMillan]] - classical composer and conductor, Honorary Fellow
-* [[John Saward]] - fellow of [[Greyfriars, Oxford|Greyfriars]] and associate lecturer at Blackfriars
-* [[Roger Scruton]] - philosopher who specialised in [[aesthetics]]
-* [[John Loughlin (political scientist)|John Loughlin]] - Emeritus Fellow of [[St Edmund's College, Cambridge]]
 ===Burials at Blackfriars Abbey, Oxford===
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+[[Category:Permanent private halls of the University of Oxford]]
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+[[Category:Dominican monasteries in England|Oxford]]
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