Corpus Christi College, Cambridge

Corpus Christi College (full name: The College of Corpus Christi and the Blessed Virgin Mary, often shortened to simply "Corpus") is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. It is notable as the only college founded by Cambridge townspeople: it was established in 1352 by the Guilds of Corpus Christi and the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is the second smallest of the traditional colleges of the university (after Peterhouse), and the smallest in terms of undergraduate student intake. Corpus Christi is among the wealthiest colleges at Cambridge University: with an endowment of £190,000,000 it is ranked as the fifth richest college, and the third richest in terms of fixed assets per student, owing to its wealth and small student...