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Christ's Hospital of Abingdon is a charity with a long history, based in
Abingdon-on-Thames Abingdon-on-Thames ( ), commonly known as Abingdon, is a historic market town and civil parish on the River Thames in the Vale of the White Horse district of Oxfordshire, England. The Historic counties of England, historic county town of Berksh ...
,
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(formerly
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).


History

A
royal charter A royal charter is a formal grant issued by a monarch under royal prerogative as letters patent. Historically, they have been used to promulgate public laws, the most famous example being the English Magna Carta (great charter) of 1215, but ...
established the Master and Governors of the Hospital of Christ of Abingdon in 1553, the year that
Mary I Mary I (18 February 1516 – 17 November 1558), also known as Mary Tudor, was Queen of England and Ireland from July 1553 and Queen of Spain as the wife of King Philip II from January 1556 until her death in 1558. She made vigorous a ...
succeeded to the English throne. Sir John Mason, a Tudor diplomat, was its first Master from 1553 to 1566. The charity supports
almshouse An almshouse (also known as a bede-house, poorhouse, or hospital) is charitable housing provided to people in a particular community, especially during the Middle Ages. They were often built for the poor of a locality, for those who had held ce ...
s in Abingdon.
Sampson Strong Sampson Strong (c.1550–1611) was a Dutch portrait painter. He was a resident portrait painter at Oxford University and painted founder's portraits for All Souls, New and Christ Church colleges. He was followed by Richard Greenway. He was empl ...
decorated the hall with portraits of founders, benefactors and former governors. The charity has been involved with education, educating Abingdon boys from 1608 until 1870. There has been a close connection with
Abingdon School Abingdon School is an independent day and boarding school in Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England. It is the List of the oldest schools in the United Kingdom, twentieth oldest Independent School (UK), independent British school. In May 202 ...
since 1870. Christ's Hospital established Albert Park in northwest Abingdon (west of Abingdon School) in the 1860s on the site of the former Conduit Field. The current charity is based at St Helen's Wharf in Abingdon, Registered Charity Number 205112.


Names of Masters

The following list contains the names of the Masters.


See also

*
List of almshouses in the United Kingdom This is a list of British almshouses. It includes historial almshouses (some of which are no longer in use as charitable housing) and new-build almshouses. England Bedfordshire *Bedford Almshouses, Bedford Berkshire * Andrew's Almshouses, ...


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Christ's Hospital of Abingdon
* * {{Authority control 1553 establishments in England Abingdon-on-Thames Charities based in Oxfordshire Educational charities based in the United Kingdom Hospitals established in the 16th century Organisations based in Oxfordshire Organizations established in the 1550s Almshouses in Oxfordshire