First, the school introduction
Most students in Cambridge like to call the college "Catz". St Catherine's College is located in the historical center of Cambridge, adjacent to King's College of Cambridge University in the north. The notable feature of the college building is the open courtyard facing Trenpington Street, rather than the square courtyard form usually used by Cambridge University College.
Second, the history of the college
1. As early as 1459, Robert Wodrake, then president of Cambridge University and dean of King's College of Cambridge University, began to buy land and set about building a new college. The project cost him a lot of personal wealth, and he was also suspected of misappropriating funds from King's College. Vodrake stipulated that the original faculty of the college could only teach theology and philosophy.
2. Although there is a hypothesis that Woodrak named his college after Catherine, the mother of King Henry VI of England, it is generally believed that Woodrak chose to name his new college after Saint Catherine, the patron saint of learning, which is a popular worship in the Renaissance.
3. In any case, the college was formally established on St. Catherine's Day in 1473 (165438+125 October), formerly known as Catherine Hall. It is worth noting that there are six saints in Christianity, and the name of the college comes from St. Catherine of Alexandria.