Sorbonne in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe

Collège de Montaigu

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, July 27, 2022

1. Collège de Montaigu Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Ici s'elevait le Collège de Montaigu
fondé en 1314

Erasme de Rotterdam y fut pensionnaire
en 1495-1496

(English translation:)

Here stood the College of Montaigu, founded in 1314.

Erasmus of Rotterdam was a resident there in 1495-1496.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education.

Location. 48° 50.815′ N, 2° 20.773′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Sorbonne. Marker is at the intersection of Place du Panthéon and Rue Vallette, on the right when traveling west on Place du Panthéon. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10 Place du Panthéon, Paris, Île-de-France 75005, France. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. La Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève / The Saint Genevieve Library (a few steps from this marker); La Tour de Calvin / Calvin's Tower (within shouting distance of this marker); Alexandre Massiani (within shouting distance of this marker); Collège Sainte-Barbe (within shouting distance of

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this marker); Ancienne Eglise Ste Genevieve (within shouting distance of this marker); Maurice Duruflé and Marie-Madeleine Duruflé (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Collège Sainte-Barbe (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); La Faculté de Droit / School of Law (about 90 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.

Also see . . . Collège de Montaigu (Wikipedia).

Excerpt: "The Collège de Montaigu was one of the constituent colleges of the Faculty of Arts of the University of Paris. The college, originally called Collège des Aicelins, was founded in 1314 by Gilles I Aycelin de Montaigu, Archbishop of Narbonne and Archbishop of Rouen. It changed its name after it had been restored in 1388 by his relative Pierre Aycelin de Montaigut, Bishop of Nevers and Laon.... Students at the college included Erasmus of Rotterdam, John Calvin, and Ignatius of Loyola (before moving to Collège de Sainte-Barbe)....In his Colloquies Erasmus left a memoire of his time at the College under Standonck. Erasmus was a privileged paying student, but his memories were
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, July 27, 2022

2. Collège de Montaigu Marker
The marker is visible here between the third and fourth windows going left from the righthand corner of the Sainte-Geneviève Library.
not pleasant."

(Submitted on August 15, 2022.)

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 168 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 15, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.