Corpus Christi

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Corpus Christi (body of Christ in Latin) may refer to:

Religious

• Corpus Christi (feast), a Christian feast day, or solemnity, commemorating the supreme gift of the institution by Jesus Christ of the Holy Eucharist on the Thursday following Trinity Sunday.
• The Blessed Sacrament.

Places and related matters

• Corpus Christi, Texas
  • Corpus Christi Bay
  • Corpus Christi International Airport
  • Corpus Christi Independent School District
  • Naval Air Station Corpus Christi
  • Two vessels of the United States Navy bearing this name, both named for the city;
    • USS Corpus Christi (PF-44), a Tacoma class frigate that served in World War II
    • USS City of Corpus Christi (SSN-705), a Los Angeles-class submarine currently (as of 2007) in commission.
• Corpus Christi, Paraguay
• Corpus Christi, Tamaulipas

Educational institutions

• Corpus Christi Monastery in the Bronx, New York City.
• Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
• Corpus Christi College, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
• Corpus Christi College, Oxford
• Corpus Christi College, Tuggerah, New South Wales
• Corpus Christi Catholic College, a secondary school in Leeds, United Kingdom.
• Corpus Christi High School, a school in Kottayam, Kerala, India
• Corpus Christi Elementary School, a Catholic school in Chambersburg, PA
• Corpus Christi Grammar School, a Catholic school in Mineola, NY
• Corpus Christi Elementary School, a Catholic school in Miami, FL
• Corpus Christi Elementary School, a Catholic school in Mobile, AL
• Corpus Christi School, Hobart, Tasmania
• Corpus Christi Church and School, a Catholic School in Hasbrouck Heights, NJ

Entertainment

• Corpus Christi (play), a play by Terrence McNally
• Corpus Christi Records, a record label
• a Portuguese Black Metal band
• Corpus Christi, a song by Green Carnation.
• Corpus Christi Carol, a Middle English hymn (or carol)