Jesus College (in full:
Jesus College in the University of Oxford of Queen Elizabeth's Foundation) is one of the
colleges of the
University of Oxford in England. It is in the centre of the
city, on a site between
Turl Street,
Ship Street,
Cornmarket Street and
Market Street. The college was founded by
Elizabeth I on 27 June 1571 for the education of clergy, though students now study a broad range of secular subjects. A major driving force behind the establishment of the college was
Hugh Price (or Ap Rhys), a churchman from
Brecon in
Wales. The oldest buildings, in the first
quadrangle, date from the 16th and early 17th centuries; a second quadrangle was added between about 1640 and about 1713, and a third quadrangle was built in about 1906. Further accommodation was built on the main site to mark the 400th anniversary of the college, in 1971, and student flats have been constructed at sites in north and east Oxford.