Oriel College

The House of the Blessed Mary the Virgin in Oxford, commonly called Oriel College, of the Foundation of Edward the Second of famous memory, sometime King of England
founding	1324 ( St Mary Hall , King's College , King's Hall )
Sponsorship	University of Oxford
place	Oxford , UK
Provost	Sir Derek Morris
Students	304 postgraduates : 158
Annual budget	£ 105.7 million (2019)
Website	www.oriel.ox.ac.uk

The Oriel College (full name: The House of the Blessed Mary the Virgin in Oxford, Commonly called Oriel College, of the Foundation of Edward the Second of famous memory, sometime King of England ) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford ; it was founded around 1324 by Adam de Brome.

Main entrance to Oriel College

Engraving by the college from 1675; View from the east of the main entrance.

Edward II founded The House of Blessed Mary the Virgin in Oxford in 1326 in honor of the Virgin Mary after he was saved at the Battle of Bannockburn . The original building was named L'Oriole , so the college was named Oriel College. In the 17th century, the front building was largely restored in a splendid Gothic style.

Fellows at Oriel College included John Keble , John Henry Newman, and Edward Bouverie Pusey .

Web links

Commons : Oriel College  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Oriel College: Trustees' Annual Report & Financial Statements: Year ended 31 July 2019 (PDF)
2. ↑ Oriel College Memorandum 2006–2007 (2006)

Coordinates: 51 ° 45 ′ 5 ″  N , 1 ° 15 ′ 13 ″  W.