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Pusey House was opened in 1884 in part as a memorial to Dr Edward Bouverie Pusey, Regius Professor of Hebrew at Oxford University, canon of Christ Church Cathedral in Oxford, England, and for forty years a figurehead of the Oxford Movement, a movement of the 19th century which sought to bring the Church of England to a deeper understanding of its witness as part of the universal Catholic Church. It was also intended to continue the work of Dr Pusey in "restoring the Church of England's Catholic life and witness". The first Principal was Charles Gore.

The house contains Dr Pusey's library, and a large collection of theological and historical volumes. The clergy of the house are still called 'Priests-Librarian'. Services in the Catholic tradition of the Church of England are held there. The house is a place of study and a pastoral centre, catering mainly to adherents of the Catholic wing of the Church of England.

Pusey House is located in St Giles' in central Oxford. In 1981, the entire site of Pusey House, excluding the chapel, was granted to St Cross College on a 999 year lease. In 1993, the College added a new building, the South Wing.

• Solemn High Mass each Sunday during Full Term.
• Sung Mass on Holy Days
• Morning Prayer, and Evening Prayer, daily during Full Term
• Solemn Evensong & Benediction on Holy Days
• Compline & Benediction each Wednesday evening during Full Term
• Low Mass daily during Full Term
• Traditional devotions – Rosary, Stations of the Cross, Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament.
• Holy Week Retreat at Ascot Priory in Berkshire.

• The Chapter counsels and instructs students in the Catholic Faith
• Preparation for the Sacraments of the Church
• Daily Confession
• Formation of vocations to the Sacred Priesthood.
• The Chapter regularly has visiting preachers and academics.
• Residential reading week at the Abbey of Bec in Normandy

• A theological Library of 80,000 volumes, specialising in Church History, Patristics and Liturgy
• The most significant archive of original material relating to the Tractarian and Oxford Movements.
• Major collections relating to Religious Houses and Catholic Societies.
• A Library of Record for the General Synod of the Church of England
• Repository of theses for Lambeth degrees and diplomas

The Friends of Pusey House exists to provide additional support for its work and witness. Both here and abroad the Friends support the House by their prayers and by informing others about Pusey House.

• The Rev'd Jonathan Baker, SSC - Principal
• The Rev'd William Davage, SSC
• The Rev'd Dr Barry Orford

• Pusey House Chapel & Library, Oxford
• The Archives of Pusey House
• The Friends of Pusey House
• Historical documentation on the founding of Pusey House