University of Paris
French university (c. 1150–1970)
12 dated entries naming University of Paris, drawn from 12 separate years between 1150 CE and 1894 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.
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12th century
- 1150The University of Paris (known as the Sorbonne) is founded. The first doctorate degree is awarded in Paris.source
- 1167King Henry II prohibits English students from attending the University of Paris; many settle at the University of Oxford.source
- 1200The University of Paris receives its charter, from Philip II. He issues a diploma "for the security of the scholars of Paris", which affirms that students are subject only to ecclesiastical jurisdiction.source
13th century
- 1204The writings of French theologian Amalric of Bena are condemned by the University of Paris and Pope Innocent III.source
- 1231April 13 – Pope Gregory IX issues Parens scientiarum. The bull assures the independence and self-governance of the University of Paris.source
- 1252Thomas Aquinas travels to the University of Paris, to begin his studies there for a master's degree.source
- 1257Louis IX of France ("the Saint") confirms the foundation by his chaplain Robert de Sorbon of the College of Sorbonne in Paris, giving a formal college (and still-common name) to the already existing University of Paris.source
- 1270December – Crucial aspects of the philosophy of Averroism (itself based on Aristotle's works) are banned by the Roman Catholic Church, in a condemnation enacted by papal authority at the University of Paris.source
- 1277March 7 – Condemnation of 1277: Pope John XXI instructs Étienne Tempier, bishop of Paris, to investigate the complaints of theologians in France. By order 219 propositions of philosophical and theological doctrines such as Averroism are prohibited from discussion in the University of Paris, under a decree promulgated by Tempier.source