University of Rome founded by Boniface VIII
1303
In the bull In supremae praeminentia dignitatis, the embattled pope chartered a studium generale in Rome, hoping to rival Paris and Bologna in theological and legal instruction. It was a last act of cultural ambition from a pontiff whose temporal power was collapsing. The university would survive through the centuries; Boniface's political authority would not.
In context
Also in 1303 (4 other events on record)
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Before and after in Europe
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Era
Late Middle Ages (1301–1500), one of 874 events from that era on Saeculum.