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The University of Douai ( French: Université de Douai) ( Dutch: Universiteit van Dowaai) 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.
- 1559–1886 (transformed as University of Lille)
- Douai, France
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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English College, Douai. 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. It is known for a Bible translation referred to as the Douay–Rheims Bible.
- 1568–1793
- University of Douai
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.
- 16–38 m (52–125 ft), (avg. 24 m or 79 ft)
- Nord
the foundation of the university of Douai (inaugurated in 1563) and the subsequent appointment of the exiled Richard Smyth as its first professor of divinity, but also hopes to shed some light on the assertion that it was
However, the college did see opposition from the university and town, with all the English at Douai expelled in 1578 and the college finding a temporary base at Rheims. The College did hold onto the house at Douai, however, and returned to it in 1593 (though without Allen, who had been called to reside in Rome, where he died on 16 October 1594).
The University of Douai is a former university in Douai, France. With a Middle Ages heritage of scholar 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.
