List of colleges of Leuven University
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This is a list of the constituent colleges of the Old University of Leuven (founded 1425; suppressed 1797).[1] Many of them are listed heritage sites and some are in use by the current Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.
Four of the colleges were specifically teaching colleges for undergraduates in the Liberal Arts, and these were called Pedagogies.[2]
| Name | Dutch | French | Latin | Foundation | Founder | Location | Heritage reference |
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| Castle College | De Burcht or Het Kasteel | Collège du Chateau | Paedagogium Castri | 1431 | Godfrey de Goimpel | Mechelsestraat | demolished |
| Pig College | Het Varken | Collège du Porc | Paedagogium Porci | 1430 | Henricus van Loen | Muntstraat | demolished |
| Lily College | De Lelie | Collège du Lys | Paedagogium Lilii | 1431 | Charles Viruli | Diestsestraat | demolished |
| Falcon College | De Valk | Collège du Faucon | Paedagogium Falconis | 1546 | Jan Stockelpot | Tiensestraat | 42155 |
Colleges
The others provided residential facilities for students studying at the advanced faculties (law, medicine, theology).
| Name | Dutch | French | Latin | Foundation | Founder | Location | Heritage reference | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Ghost College | Heilige-Geestcollege | Collège du Saint-Esprit | Collegium Sancti Spiritus vel Collegium Theologicum | 1442 | Louis de Rycke | Naamsestraat | 42164 |  |
| Saint Ivo's College | Sint-Ivocollege | Collège de Saint-Yves / Collège des Bacheliers | Collegium Sancti Ivonis vel Baccalaureum | 1483 | Robertus de Lacu | Vanderkelenstraat | 42165 | |
| Saint Donatian's College | Sint-Donatuscollege | Collège de Saint-Donat | Collegium Sancti Donatiani | 1484 | Antoine Hanneron and Jean Carondelet | Sint-Donatuspark | demolished | |
| Standonck College | Standonckcollege | Collège de Standonck | Collegium Standonicum | 1490 | Jean Standonck | Hogeschoolplein | 42186 | |
| Houterlee College | Houterleecollege | Collège de Houterle | Collegium Houterlaeum | 1499 | Henricus de Houterlé | |||
| Winckel College | Collège Winckelius | Collegium Winckelianum | 1505 | Joannes de Winckel | ||||
| Arras College | Atrechtcollege | Collège d’Arras | Collegium Atrebatense | 1509 | Nicolaus Ruterius | Naamsestraat | 42153 (1974) |  |
| Collegium Trilingue | Collège des Trois Langues | Collegium Trilingue | 1517 | Hieronymus van Busleyden | Busleidengang | 42159 |  | |
| Pope's College | Pauscollege | Collège du Pape Adrien VI | Collegium Pontificium Adriani VI | 1523 | Pope Adrian VI | Hogeschoolplein | 42171 |  |
| Savoy College | Savoiecollege | Collège de Savoie | Collegium Sabaudicum | 1551 | Eustace Chapuys | |||
| St Anne's College | Sint-Annacollege | Collège Sainte-Anne | Collegium Sanctae Annae vel Namurcense | 1553 | Nicolas Goblet | Naamsestraat | 42174 |  |
| Driutius College | Collège Driutius | Collegium Driutianum | 1559 | Michel Driutius | ||||
| Viglius College | Vigliuscollege | Collège Viglius | Collegium Viglianum | 1569 | Viglius Zwichemius | |||
| Van Dale College | Van Dalecollege | Collège Van Daele | Collegium Dalense | 1569 | Petrus Van Dale | Naamsestraat | 42175 (1942) |  |
| Craendonck College | Craandonckcollege / Kempisch college | Collège Craendonck | Collegium Craendonck | 1571 | Marcel Craendonck | |||
| Premonstratensian College | College van Premonstreit | Collège des Prémontrés | Collegium Praemonstratense | 1571 | Naamsestraat | 42157 (1942) | ||
| Divaeus College | Collège Divaeus | Collegium Divaei | 1575 | Gregorius Divaeus | ||||
| Breugel College | Breugelcollege | Collège Breugel | Collegium Bruegelianum | 1577 | Petrus Breugel | |||
| King’s College | Koningscollege | Collegium Regium seu Seminarium Regium | 1579 | Philip II of Spain | Naamsestraat | 42167 | ||
| Pels College | Pelscollege | Collège Pels | Collegium Pelsianum | 1584 | Joannes Pelts | |||
| Mons College | Collège de Mons | Collegium Montense | 1596 | Joannes Beviene | ||||
| Liège College | College van Luik | Séminaire de Liège | Collegium seu Seminarium Leodiense | 1605 | Ernest of Bavaria | Muntstraat | 42158 |  |
| St Anthony's College (Irish Franciscan College) | Klooster der Ierse minderbroeders | 1607 | Florence Conry | Janseniusstraat | 42137 |  | ||
| Bay College | Baiuscollege | Collège de Bay | Collegium Bayanum | 1614 | Jacobus Baius | |||
| Holland College | Hollands college / College van Haarlem | Collège de Hollande | Collegium Divae Pulcheriae | 1617 | Philippus Rovenius | Damiaanplein (previously Varkensmarkt) | 42166 |  |
| College of the Canons Regular | Klooster van de Reguliere kanunniken van Sint-Augustinus van Windesheim | Collège des chanoines réguliers | Collegium Canonicorum Regularium S. Augustini | 1618 | priors of Groenendael and Bethlehem | |||
| Luxembourg College | Luxemburgcollege | Collège de Luxembourg | Collegium Mylianum | 1619 | Joannes Mylius | Vaartstraat | 42168 | _E.jpg) |
| Teutonic College | Duits-Ordecollege | Collège de l’ordre teutonique | Collegium Ordinis Teutonici | 1621 | Edmund Huyn, commander of Alden Biesen | |||
| Irish College | Iers College | Collège des Hibernois | Collegium pastorale Hibernorum | 1623 | Eugene Matthews | |||
| St Willebrord's College | Sint-Willibrordscollege / Bossche college | Collège Saint-Willebrord | Collegium Sancti Willebrordi | 1625 | Nicolaus Zoesius | |||
| Irish Dominican College of Holy Cross | Ierse Predikherencollege | Collège des Dominicains Irlandais / Collège de la Sainte Croix | Collegium Sanctae Crucis | 1626 | ||||
| Aulne College | Aulncollege | Collège d’Aulne | Collegium Alnense | 1629 | Edmond de Jouvent, abbot of Aulne | Naamsestraat | 42154 | |
| Malderus College | Collège Malderus | Collegium Malderi | 1633 | Johannes Malderus, bishop of Antwerp | Sint-Maartenstraat | 42169 | ||
| Hovius College | Collège dit le Patrimoine du Christ | Collegium Hovii | 1633 | Franciscus Hovius | ||||
| Trinity College | Heilige Drievuldigheidscollege | Collège de la Sainte-Trinité / Nouveau Collège | Collegium SS. Trinitatis vel Novum Collegium | 1657 | Oude Markt | 42163 | ||
| Villers College | Villerscollege | Collège de Villers | Collegium Villariense | 1660 | Bernardus vander Heck | Vaartstraat | 42178 | |
| St Michael's College | Sint-Michielscollege | Collège de Saint-Michel | Collegium Sancti Michaelis | 1670 | Paulus Hubens and Laurentius Zoenius | |||
| Mechlin College | Mechels college | Collège de Malines | Collegium Provinciae Mechliniensis | 1675 | Mechelen city council | |||
| College van de Hoge Heuvel | Collège Alticollense | Collegium SS. Willebrordi et Bonifacii vel Alticollense | 1686 | Johannes van Neercassel | Naamsestraat | 42156 |
References
- Historische universiteitscolleges in Leuven definitief beschermd, Archeonet.be, 13 Nov 2009. Accessed 15 Feb. 2015.
- Cornelius Van Gestel, Historia sacra et profana Archiepiscopatus Mechliniensis (The Hague, 1725), 182-186.
- Valerius Andreas, Fasti academici studii generalis Lovaniensis (Leuven, 1650), 252-330.
- Inventaris Onroerend Erfgoed (Flemish heritage inventory). Accessed 15 Feb. 2015.
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