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University of Paris

Type Object Region France Time c. 1150

One of the most influential institutions of higher learning in medieval Western Europe, renowned for teaching in theology, philosophy (arts), and law…

Timeline

  1. 1200Paris · Île-de-FrancePope Innocent III issued a bull recognizing the teaching privileges and relative autonomy of the Parisian body of masters, marking the formal establishment of the University of Paris as an institutionalized scholarly community.
  2. 1221–1225Left Bank, Paris · ParisIn the early 1220s, arts (the seven liberal arts) consolidated its status as preparatory education for theology, the number of theology faculty grew, and scholastic dialectic and the tradition of Aristotelian commentary spread widely among Parisian scholars.
  3. 1226–1230Paris · ParisBy around 1230, the University of Paris attracted scholars from across Europe, and its degrees and teaching qualifications enjoyed renown throughout Christendom, making it the benchmark institution of the medieval university model.

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