Blackfriars, Oxford

Blackfriars Priory
Blackfriars, Oxford is located in Oxford city centre
Blackfriars, Oxford
Location within Oxford city centre
Monastery information
Full namePriory of the Holy Spirit
OrderDominican Order
Established1221
Disestablished1538
Reestablished1921
Dedicated toHoly Spirit
DioceseBirmingham
People
Founder(s)Bede Jarrett (1921)
PriorRev. Dominic White O.P.
Important associated figuresThomas of Jorz
Site
LocationOxford, England
Coordinates51°45′22″N 1°15′37″W / 51.756121°N 1.260206°W / 51.756121; -1.260206
WebsitePriory website

Blackfriars Priory (formally the Priory of the Holy Spirit) is a Dominican religious community in Oxford, England. Its primary work is the administration of two educational institutions: Blackfriars Studium, a centre of theological studies in the Roman Catholic tradition; and Blackfriars Hall, a constituent permanent private hall of the University of Oxford. The current prior of Blackfriars is Dominic White. The name Blackfriars is commonly used in Britain to denote a house of Dominican friars, a reference to their black cappa, which forms part of their habit.

Blackfriars is located in central Oxford on St Giles', between the Ioannou Centre for Classical and Byzantine Studies and St Cross College.


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