Christ's College, Cambridge
| Christ's College | |
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| University of Cambridge | |
First Court, Christ's College | |
Arms of Christ's College, being the arms of the founder Lady Margaret Beaufort Arms: Royal arms of England a bordure componée azure and argent | |
| Scarf colours: brown, with two equally-spaced narrow white stripes | |
| Location | St Andrew's Street (map) |
| Coordinates | 52°12′23″N 0°07′21″E / 52.2063°N 0.1224°E |
| Abbreviation | CHR |
| Motto | Souvent me Souvient (Old French) |
| Motto in English | I often remember / Remember me often |
| Founders |
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| Established | 1437 (refounded 1505) |
| Named after | Jesus Christ |
| Previous names | God's House (1437–1505) |
| Sister colleges | |
| Master | Simon McDonald |
| Undergraduates | 459 (2022-23) |
| Postgraduates | 265 (2022-23) |
| Endowment | £122m (2022) |
| Visitor | Chancellors of the University ex officio |
| Website | christs |
| JCR | thejcr |
| MCR | christsmcr |
| Boat club | christsbc |
| Map | |
Christ's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. The college includes the Master, the Fellows of the College, and about 450 undergraduate and 250 graduate students. The college was founded by William Byngham in 1437 as God's House. In 1505, the college was granted a new royal charter, was given a substantial endowment by Lady Margaret Beaufort, and changed its name to Christ's College, becoming the twelfth of the Cambridge colleges to be founded in its modern form.
Alumni of the college include the poet John Milton, the naturalist Charles Darwin, as well as the Nobel Laureates Martin Evans, James Meade, Alexander Todd and Duncan Haldane. The Master is Lord McDonald of Salford.