Corpus Christi College, Cambridge is one of the University of Cambridge’s oldest colleges, founded in 1352 and known formally as the College of Corpus Christi and the Blessed Virgin Mary. It was founded by local townspeople rather than by a monarch or noble, which makes it unusual among Cambridge colleges.
 
Corpus Christi is the sixth oldest of Cambridge’s colleges, and it is often noted for its distinctive pelican symbolism. 
 
Interesting facts
One of the most popular landmarks in Cambridge is the Corpus Clock, which is not just a landmark but a deliberately unsettling meditation on time, with a “chronophage” — a time-eating creature — perched on top