The Lady Margaret Professorship of Divinity is a senior professorship in
Christ Church of the
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a collegiate university, collegiate research university in Oxford, England. There is evidence of teaching as early as 1096, making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the List of oldest un ...
. The professorship was founded from the benefaction of
Lady Margaret Beaufort
Lady Margaret Beaufort ( ; 31 May 1443 – 29 June 1509) was a major figure in the Wars of the Roses of the late 15th century, and mother of King Henry VII of England, the first House of Tudor, Tudor monarch. She was also a second cousin o ...
(1443–1509), mother of
Henry VII. Its holders were all priests until 2015, when
Carol Harrison
Carol Harrison (born 8th June 1954) is an English actress and writer. She is known mostly for her work on British television, in particular her role as Louise Raymond in BBC's ''EastEnders''.
Career
Harrison made her acting debut in 1976, in th ...
, a lay theologian, was appointed to the chair.
List of chair holders
See also
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Lady Margaret's Professor of Divinity
The Lady Margaret's Professor of Divinity is the oldest professorship at the University of Cambridge. It was founded initially as a readership in divinity by Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of King Henry VII, in 1502. Since its re-endowment ...
at the
University of Cambridge
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List of professorships at the University of Oxford
This is a list of professorships at the University of Oxford. During the early history of the university, the title of professor meant a doctor who taught. From the 16th century, it was used for those holding a professorship, also known as a ch ...
.
Notes
References
*Aston, T. H. ''The History of the University of Oxford''. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1994.
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