Editing St Antony's College, Oxford (section)

==Traditions and attributes==
St Antony's is a largely informal college, mandating the wearing of academic dress (sub fusc) only for the university's matriculation and graduation ceremonies. The college does not maintain a permanent high table, instead choosing to serve high table meals on a number of occasions each week for the college's fellows and visiting academics. Students often attend high table at the invitation of their supervisors.{{fact|date=March 2021}} As a graduate college, St Antony's students play an important role in the day-to-day business of running the college through their elected body of representatives - the Graduate Common Room or GCR.{{fact|date=March 2021}}

===Coat of arms===
The college's arms were granted in 1952, and reflect the college's namesake: [[Anthony the Great]] of Egypt. The red represents the Red Sea, whilst the gold was chosen to reflect desert sands. The stars (heraldically known as "mullets") were taken from the founder's trade mark, whilst the T-shaped elements are traditional crosses of St Antony. The heraldic blazon for these arms is as follows:

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''Or on a chevron between three tau crosses gules as many pierced mullets of the field.''
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The college's motto 'plus est en vous' is sometimes added in complement to its arms: they are typically placed upon a scroll beneath the escutcheon (shield); this version of the arms is most commonly found on the cover of St Antony's Papers issues. The motto itself can be translated literally as "there is more in you", although it is commonly taken to imply the following English expression: "There is more to you than meets the eye".{{fact|date=March 2021}}

===Grace===
St Antony's is one of nine colleges at the university to employ the 'two-word' Latin grace. This is statistically the most popular form of grace said at hall in Oxford and also in Cambridge, where it is used by five colleges. The grace is read out in two parts at the college's formal meals, which take place thrice each term. The first half of the grace or ''ante cibum'' is said before the start of the meal and the second, the ''post cibum'', once the meal has ended. It is read as follows:

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''Benedictus benedicat'' - "May the Blessed One give a blessing"

''Benedicto benedicatur'' - "Let praise be given to the Blessed One"
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The grace is said in keeping with tradition. However, unlike at most Oxford colleges, St Antony's does not require its students to stand and acknowledge the saying of grace. The second half of the grace or ''post cibum'' can also be translated (based on the [[ablative case]] rather than the [[dative case]]) as "Let a blessing be given by the Blessed One".