Around the year 700, the virginity of the princess Frideswide was preserved in Christ Church Meadow because her ravisher was struck blind, a miracle which inspired her to found a priory near Folly Bridge.
Around the year 700, the virginity of the princess Frideswide was preserved in Christ Church Meadow because her ravisher was struck blind, a miracle which inspired her to found a priory near Folly Bridge. Although it acquired its modern use with the migration of students from Paris in the 12th century, undergraduates still mark its founding on May Day with a chilly breakfast on the river while a choir sings from Magdalen Tower. FTP, name this English university, said to have been erected on a river forded by oxen.
Around the year 700, the virginity of the princess Frideswide was preserved in Christ Church Meadow because her ravisher was struck blind, a miracle which inspired her to found a priory near Folly Bridge.
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