Saint Victor in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe

Collège du Cardinal Lemoine

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 11, 2024

1. Collège du Cardinal Lemoine Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Ce batiment
faisait partie du
Collège
du Cardinal Lemoine

(This building was part of the College of Cardinal Lemoine)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical date for this entry is May 4, 1302.

Location. 48° 50.876′ N, 2° 21.187′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Saint Victor. It is on Rue du Cardinal Lemoine. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 28 Rue du Cardinal Lemoine, Paris, Île-de-France 75005, France. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

a coastal Mediterranean country,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a French colony

and also the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Collège du Cardinal Lemoine (a few steps from this marker); La porte Saint-Victor / Saint Victor Gate (a few steps from this marker); Le Collège Rognoni Deported Jewish Student Memorial

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Louis Braille (1809-1852) (within shouting distance of this marker); La Porte Saint-Victor / Saint Victor Gate (within shouting distance of this marker); École Élémentaire rue de Pontoise Deported Jewish Students Memorial (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); André-Marie Ampère (about 180 meters away); Ampère découvre l’électrodynamique / Ampère Discovers Electrodynamics (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.

Also see . . . Jean Lemoine (Wikipedia). Excerpt:

…As patron, he contracted at Rome (15 March 1302) to buy from the Grands-Augustins the "Maison du Chardonnet" and adjoining land to found a college. Initially "la Maison du Cardinal", after his death it was called "Collège du Cardinal Lemoine" or "Collège du Cardinal Le Moine." Initially it was to take 60 theology students and 40 in the arts. It received approval from Boniface VIII on 4 May 1302. Beatus Rhenanus would become a student in the college from 1503 to 1507 graduating with a BA in 1506 and a MA in 1507. The French humanist Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples was a director of
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 11, 2024

2. Collège du Cardinal Lemoine Marker - wide view
The marker is visible here below the word “Latin”.
the college.

(Submitted on November 26, 2024.)

Collège du Cardinal Lemoine Marker - wider view, showing entire building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 11, 2024

3. Collège du Cardinal Lemoine Marker - wider view, showing entire building

former Collège du Cardinal Lemoine building more than a century earlier image. Click for full size.

Photographed by A. Breger Freres, Paris, circa 1912

4. former Collège du Cardinal Lemoine building more than a century earlier

Credits. This page was last revised on November 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 26, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 101 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 26, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.