Jesus College, Cambridge

Jesus College
Jesus College
University of Cambridge
	College gatehouse seen from the "Chimney"
	Coat of arms of Jesus College, being the canting arms of the founder John Alcock, Bishop of Ely
Location	Jesus Lane (map)
Coordinates	52°12′33″N 00°07′24″E / 52.20917°N 0.12333°E
Full name	The College of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint John the Evangelist and the glorious Virgin Saint Radegund, within the City and University of Cambridge
Latin name	Collegium Beatissime Marie Virginis Sancti Johannis Evangeliste et Gloriose Virginis Sancte Radegundis iuxta Cantebriggiam
Abbreviation	JE
Motto	Prosperum iter facias (Latin)
Motto in English	"May your journey be successful"
Founder	John Alcock
Established	1496
Named after	Jesus
Sister college	Jesus College, Oxford
Master	Sonita Alleyne
Undergraduates	538 (2022-23)
Postgraduates	395 (2022-23)
Endowment	£203.6m
Website	www.jesus.cam.ac.uk
Student Union	jcsu.jesus.cam.ac.uk
MCR	mcr.jesus.cam.ac.uk
Boat club	www.jesusboatclub.co.uk
Map
	Location in Central Cambridge Location in Cambridge

Jesus College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.^[5] The college's full name is The College of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint John the Evangelist and the glorious Virgin Saint Radegund, near Cambridge. Its common name comes from the name of its chapel, Jesus Chapel.

Jesus College was established in 1496^[6] on the site of the twelfth-century Benedictine nunnery of St Mary and St Radegund by John Alcock, then Bishop of Ely.^[6] The cockerel is the symbol of Jesus College, after the surname of its founder. For the 300 years from 1560 to 1860, Jesus College was primarily a training college for Church of England clergy.^[7]

Jesus College has assets of approximately £344m making it Cambridge's fourth-wealthiest college. The college is known for its particularly expansive grounds which include its sporting fields and for its proximity to its boathouse. Three members of Jesus College have received a Nobel Prize.^[8] Two fellows of the college have been appointed to the International Court of Justice.^[9]

Sonita Alleyne was elected master of Jesus College in 2019, 40 years after the college began admitting women as students.^[10] She is also the first black leader of an Oxbridge college.^[11]

^ College Statutes [1] Archived 18 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine, October 2011
^ Webb, Susan (18 April 2024). "Latin Name of the College of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint John the Evangelist and the Glorious Virgin Saint Radegund". WhatDoTheyKnow. In the Letters Patent the name is given as: Collegii beatissime Marie Virginis sancti Johannis Evangeliste et gloriose Virginis sancte Radegundis iuxta Cantebriggiam
^ University of Cambridge (6 March 2019). "Notice by the Editor". Cambridge University Reporter. 149 (Special No 5): 1. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
^ "Coats of Arms". Archived from the original on 6 August 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
^ Walker, Timea (2 February 2022). "Jesus College". www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cambridge" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 5 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 92.
^ "History".
^ "Jesus College Website, Nobel Laureates". Archived from the original on 13 February 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
^ Namely, Professor Sir Robert Jennings and Professor James Crawford: http://www.jesus.cam.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduates/subject-information/law/judges/ Archived 27 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine
^ College, Jesus. "Women at Jesus College". Jesus College University of Cambridge. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
^ Davies, Caroline (26 May 2019). "Sonita Alleyne to be first black leader of an Oxbridge college". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 June 2020.

[1] College Statutes [1] Archived 18 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine, October 2011

[2] Webb, Susan (18 April 2024). "Latin Name of the College of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint John the Evangelist and the Glorious Virgin Saint Radegund". WhatDoTheyKnow. In the Letters Patent the name is given as: Collegii beatissime Marie Virginis sancti Johannis Evangeliste et gloriose Virginis sancte Radegundis iuxta Cantebriggiam

[3] University of Cambridge (6 March 2019). "Notice by the Editor". Cambridge University Reporter. 149 (Special No 5): 1. Retrieved 20 March 2019.

[4] "Coats of Arms". Archived from the original on 6 August 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2015.

[5] Walker, Timea (2 February 2022). "Jesus College". www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2 November 2022.

[EB1911-6] Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cambridge" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 5 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 92.

[7] "History".

[8] "Jesus College Website, Nobel Laureates". Archived from the original on 13 February 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.

[9] Namely, Professor Sir Robert Jennings and Professor James Crawford: http://www.jesus.cam.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduates/subject-information/law/judges/ Archived 27 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine

[10] College, Jesus. "Women at Jesus College". Jesus College University of Cambridge. Retrieved 15 June 2020.

[11] Davies, Caroline (26 May 2019). "Sonita Alleyne to be first black leader of an Oxbridge college". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 June 2020.

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