Blackfriars (Oxford)

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Blackfriars, Oxford houses three distinct institutions: the Priory of the Holy Spirit, the religious house of the friars, whose current prior is John O'Connor OP; Blackfriars Studium, the centre of Theological studies of the English Province of the Dominican Friars (although it numbers members of other orders and lay people among its students and lecturers); and Blackfriars Hall, one of the constituent educational institutions of the University of Oxford. The name Blackfriars is commonly used to denote a house of the Dominican Friars in England.
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Coordinates:   51°45'22"N   1°15'36"W
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