   magdalene college ( ) is a constituent college of the university of cambridge, england. the college was founded in 1428 as a benedictine hostel, in time coming to be known as buckingham college, before being refounded in 1542 as the college of st mary magdalene. magdalene college has some of the grandest benefactors including britain's premier noble the duke of norfolk, the duke of buckingham and lord chief justice sir christopher wray.{{cite web|url=http://www.cambridgeonline.co.uk/articles/magdalene_college/|title=magdalene college, cambridge|publisher=cambridge onlin
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