Parens scientiarum

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The papal bull Parens scientiarum ( Latin for "mother of sciences") is considered by the Sorbonne University in Paris to be the Magna Charta , which in 1231 led to the end of the boycott of teaching . Pope Gregory IX who had also studied at the university, established the basis for new rules with this bull, issued on April 13, 1231. He described the Paris University as the "mother of science".

University Chapel Ste. Ursule (Sorbonne)

prehistory

In the year 1229 in Paris , during the carnival season, the wild drinking bouts and a heavy fight led to violent arguments between students and soldiers of the governor . There were significant attacks on student accommodation, as well as detention and mistreatment of teaching staff. These effects, which were understood as an attack on the university, ultimately led to the lecture controversy and the migration of lecturers to other universities. This ongoing conflict and lecture strike ended with this bull, although lectures did not resume until two years later.

Papal protection

In the papal bull, the pope granted the university extensive powers of self-administration with a corporation right , so the bull was understood as a template for the founding statutes of the university. But it was also important to him to offer the students a protective function that would guarantee them more independence. Gregory IX wanted independence from the Parisian authorities and worldly influences. thereby preventing him from placing the university directly under his papal patronage and delegating supervision to the Bishop of Paris.

Regulations (extracts)

  • The University Chancellor is to be sworn in on canon law in the presence of the Bishop of Paris . The chancellor was given the right to issue constitutions and instructions, which were intended to regulate the labor rights of professors and lecturers and the behavior of students. One of the expanded duties of the Chancellor was, as Gregory IX. firmly, the punishment and disciplinary punishment of disregard and the admonition and instruction of the students.
  • To protect the students, he orders that lectures can be stopped immediately in the event of unjustified treatment or imprisonment. The Pope also ordered that the University Chancellor be subject to the supervision of the Bishop of Paris.
  • A vacation and absence regulation stipulated that vacation should not exceed one month.
  • The students were forbidden to carry weapons with them within the city, and they were also prohibited from hindering or harassing other students in their courses.
  • Only the books that have been checked and approved should be used for study purposes, and the colloquial language should take place in a dignified framework.
  • In the final exhortation he encourages compliance with the legal provisions. He noted that violations , even attempted, would result in substantial punishment.

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