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The University of Douai was founded under the patronage of Phillip II when Douai belonged to the Spanish Netherlands. It was prominent, from the 1560s until the French Revolution, as a centre for the education of English Catholics escaping persecution in England.
The English College (College des Grands Anglais) was a Catholic seminary in Douai, France (also previously spelled Douay, and in English Doway), associated with the University of Douai. It was established in 1568, and was suppressed in 1793.
Dec 19, 2008 · The English College at Douay. In essence then, the University of Douay, while founded upon the model of the University of Louvain, from which the majority of its first professors came, became the continuation of Catholic Oxford with the addition of these learned Catholics.
Feb 23, 2018 · With the 450th anniversary celebrations of the founding of the English College in Douai, Fr Peter Harris relates the history of the institution which became a centre for training Catholic priests for service in Elizabethan England and the forerunner of our own seminaries today.
Nov 8, 2021 · By the late sixteenth century, Irish demand for seminary places was sufficient to warrant the establishment of a dedicated Irish college in Lisbon (1590). This was followed by foundations in Salamanca (1592), Douai (1594) and elsewhere.
- Thomas O’Connor
- 2021
The University of Douai was a former university in Douai, France. With a medieval heritage of scholarly activities in Douai, the university was established in 1559 and lectures started in 1562. It closed from 1795 to 1808. In 1887, it was transferred as University of Lille 27 km away from Douai.
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The University of Douai (French: Université de Douai) (Dutch: Universiteit van Dowaai) is a former university in Douai, France. With a medieval heritage of scholarly activities in Douai, the university was established in 1559 and lectures started in 1562. It closed from 1795 to 1808.
