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University Church of St Mary the Virgin
Church from Radcliffe Square
University Church of St Mary the Virgin is located in Oxfordshire
University Church of St Mary the Virgin
University Church of St Mary the Virgin
51°45′10″N 1°15′13.45″W / 51.75278°N 1.2537361°W / 51.75278; -1.2537361
LocationOxford
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
ChurchmanshipHigh Church / Liberal Catholic
Websiteuniversitychurch.ox.ac.uk
History
StatusParish church
FoundedAbout 1490
DedicationBlessed Virgin Mary
ConsecratedAbout 1500
EventsSite of the 1555 trial of the Oxford Martyrs
Associated peopleAdam de Brome, John Henry Newman
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade I listed
Designated12 January 1954
StyleEnglish Gothic
Specifications
Number of spires1
Spire height191 feet (58 metres)
Administration
ProvinceCanterbury
DioceseOxford
ParishOxford
Clergy
Vicar(s)William Lamb
Assistant priest(s)Hannah Cartwright, Charlotte Bannister Parker, Jane Baun, John Findon, Bruce Kinsey, Stephen McCarthy, Judith Maltby, Alvyn Pettersen, Laurence Price, Alan Ramsey, Donald Reece
Laity
Director of musicRobert Howarth
Organist(s)John Webster (died 1974)
James Brown
Churchwarden(s)Nicholas Hardyman, Janet Greenland

The University Church of St Mary the Virgin (St Mary's or SMV for short) is an Anglican church in Oxford situated on the north side of the High Street. It is the centre from which the University of Oxford grew and its parish consists almost exclusively of university and college buildings.

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