Corpus Christi
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Religion
- Corpus Christi (feast)Corpus Christi (feast)Corpus Christi is a Latin Rite solemnity, now designated the solemnity of The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ . It is also celebrated in some Anglican, Lutheran and Old Catholic Churches. Like Trinity Sunday and the Solemnity of Christ the King, it does not commemorate a particular event in...
, a Christian feast day, or solemnity which honors the Body (corpus) of Christ (Christi),
Places and related matters
- Corpus Christi, TexasCorpus Christi, TexasCorpus Christi is a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U.S. state of Texas. The county seat of Nueces County, it also extends into Aransas, Kleberg, and San Patricio counties. The MSA population in 2008 was 416,376. The population was 305,215 at the 2010 census making it the...
- Corpus Christi BayCorpus Christi BayCorpus Christi Bay is a scenic semi-tropical bay on the Texas coast found in San Patricio and Nueces counties, next to the major city of Corpus Christi. It is separated from the Gulf of Mexico by Mustang Island, and is fed by the Nueces River and Oso Creek from its western and southern extensions,...
- Corpus Christi International AirportCorpus Christi International AirportCorpus Christi International Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located five nautical miles west of the central business district of Corpus Christi, in Nueces County, Texas, United States.The airport's new six gate, . Hayden W...
- Corpus Christi Independent School DistrictCorpus Christi Independent School DistrictCorpus Christi Independent School District is a school district based in Corpus Christi, Texas, United States.CCISD serves most of the city of Corpus Christi.In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency....
- Naval Air Station Corpus ChristiNaval Air Station Corpus ChristiNaval Air Station Corpus Christi , also known as Truax Field, is a naval base located six miles southeast of the central business district of Corpus Christi, in Nueces County, Texas, USA.-History:...
- Two vessels of the United States Navy bearing this name, both named for the city;
- USS Corpus Christi (PF-44)USS Corpus Christi (PF-44)USS Corpus Christi , a , was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Corpus Christi, Texas.Corpus Christi was launched 17 August 1943 by Consolidated Steel Corp., Wilmington, California; sponsored by Mrs. C. Driscoll; commissioned 29 January 1944 at San Pedro, California,...
, a Tacoma class frigate that served in World War II - USS City of Corpus Christi (SSN-705)USS City of Corpus Christi (SSN-705)USS City Of Corpus Christi , a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Corpus Christi, Texas, though she is the only one required to bear the "City of" prefix .The...
, a Los Angeles class submarine
- USS Corpus Christi (PF-44)
- Corpus Christi Bay
- Corpus Christi, ParaguayParaguayParaguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...
- Corpus Christi, TamaulipasTamaulipasTamaulipas officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Tamaulipas is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 43 municipalities and its capital city is Ciudad Victoria. The capital city was named after Guadalupe Victoria, the...
- Corpus Christi, a 15th century neighborhood in KronstadtBrasovBrașov is a city in Romania and the capital of Brașov County.According to the last Romanian census, from 2002, there were 284,596 people living within the city of Brașov, making it the 8th most populated city in Romania....
, Kingdom of HungaryKingdom of HungaryThe Kingdom of Hungary comprised present-day Hungary, Slovakia and Croatia , Transylvania , Carpatho Ruthenia , Vojvodina , Burgenland , and other smaller territories surrounding present-day Hungary's borders... - Corpus Christi, a 16th centuary area in BjarmalandBjarmalandBjarmaland was a territory mentioned in Norse sagas up to the Viking Age and - beyond - in geographical accounts until the 16th century. The term is usually seen to have referred to the southern shores of the White Sea and the basin of the Northern Dvina River and - presumably - some of the...
University Colleges
- Corpus Christi College, CambridgeCorpus Christi College, CambridgeCorpus Christi College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. It is notable as the only college founded by Cambridge townspeople: it was established in 1352 by the Guilds of Corpus Christi and the Blessed Virgin Mary...
- Corpus Christi College, OxfordCorpus Christi College, OxfordCorpus Christi College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom...
- Texas A&M University–Corpus ChristiTexas A&M University–Corpus ChristiTexas A&M University–Corpus Christi is a state university located in Corpus Christi, Texas, United States, on Ward Island in Oso Bay. The university is part of the Texas A&M University System...
Other Educational institutions
- Corpus Christi CollegeCorpus Christi CollegeCorpus Christi College can refer to the following colleges:*Corpus Christi College, Cambridge*Corpus Christi College, Oxford*Corpus Christi College *Corpus Christi College, Melbourne...
, BelfastBelfastBelfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
, Northern Ireland, County Antrim United Kingdom - Corpus Christi Catholic College, LeedsCorpus Christi Catholic College, LeedsCorpus Christi Catholic College is a school located in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. In September 2001, it became the first Inner City Leeds High School to gain Specialist School status when it became a Technology College in September 2001. In 2005, it became a member of the Specialist Schools...
, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom - Corpus Christi Catholic High School in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
- Corpus Christi Catholic Secondary SchoolCorpus Christi Catholic Secondary SchoolCorpus Christi Catholic Secondary School is an educational Catholic high school in Burlington, Ontario, Canada...
, in Burlington, Ontario - Corpus Christi College, MelbourneCorpus Christi College, MelbourneCorpus Christi College is the regional seminary of the Roman Catholic dioceses in Victoria and Tasmania, Australia. The seminary is administered by a board of Episcopal Trustees comprising the Archbishops of Melbourne and Hobart, the Bishops of Ballarat, Sandhurst and Sale, and the Auxiliary...
, Victoria, Australia - Corpus Christi College, PerthCorpus Christi College, PerthCorpus Christi College is a private, co-educational, Catholic, Secondary College, located in Bateman, a southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia....
, Western Australia - Corpus Christi College (Vancouver)Corpus Christi College (Vancouver)Corpus Christi College is a transfer oriented academic college, located immediately adjacent to the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Vancouver campus is located in the University Endowment Lands on Point Grey, which is the name given to the height of land above...
, British Columbia - Corpus Christi Elementary School, a Catholic school in Chambersburg, PA
- Corpus Christi School (Hobart), Tasmania
- PallikoodamPallikoodamPallikoodam is a high school in the Kalathilpady area of Kottayam in Kerala Pallikkoodam. It was established as Corpus Christi High School in 1967 by educator and women's rights activist, Mary Roy...
, a school formerly known as Corpus Christi High School in Kottayam, Kerala, India
Entertainment
- Corpus Christi (band)Corpus Christi (band)Corpus Christi is an American Christian metal band originating from Cincinnati, Ohio. The term "Corpus Christi" is Latin for "body of Christ," which fits the band's Christian lyrics. They are currently signed to a five record contract on Victory Records and are on tour to promote their second...
, a Christian Metal band from Cincinnati, Ohio - Corpus Christi (play)Corpus Christi (play)Corpus Christi is a passion play by Terrence McNally dramatizing the story of Jesus and the Apostles. Written in 1997 and first staged in New York in 1998, it depicts Jesus and the Apostles as gay men living in modern-day Texas. It utilizes modern devices like television with anachronisms like...
, a play by Terrence McNally- Corpus Christi: Playing with Redemption, a 2011 film about the staging of the play
- Corpus Christi CarolCorpus Christi CarolCorpus Christi Carol is a Middle or Early Modern English hymn , first found by an apprentice grocer named Richard Hill in a manuscript written around 1504. The original writer of the carol remains anonymous....
, a Middle English hymn (or carol) - Corpus Christi RecordsCorpus Christi RecordsCorpus Christi Records is an independent record label started by some of the members of Crass and their recording engineer and business partner John Loder, to release records by artists who did not perhaps fit in with some of the stricter ideals of the Crass Records label.Several of the artists on...
, a record label