College of Juilly
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The College of JuillyThe College of Juilly (French
: Collège de Juilly is a Catholic private teaching establishment
located on the commune of Juilly
, in Seine-et-Marne
(France). Directed by the French Oratorians
, it was created in 1638 by the congregationists headed by Father Charles de Condren
.
According to the legend, Saint Geneviève
stopped in the village of Juilly in 470, and a water source suddenly emerged where she prayed. The spot quickly became a pilgrimage
place, and the College was built around it. An abbey
established itself there during the 12th century, while Blanche of Castile
, the mother of Saint-Louis
, decided in the 13th century to establish there an orphanage which hosted the children of those knights killed during the Crusades. Joan of Arc
might have sojourned there while coming back from Orleans.
The monks quit the abbey in 1637 and handed it out to the Oratorians, who created an internship for the education of the French nobility
. The abbey then became a Royal Academy, and retains to this day the three fleur-de-lys on its arm. The Juilly College also served many times as a war hospital.
It hosts a beautiful library notably composed of a reproduction of the United States Declaration of Independence
, which was offered to La Fayette, as well as Diderot
's original Encyclopédie
.
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
: Collège de Juilly is a Catholic private teaching establishment
Education in France
The French educational system is highly centralized, organized, and ramified. It is divided into three different stages:* the primary education ;* secondary education ;...
located on the commune of Juilly
Juilly, Seine-et-Marne
Juilly is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne département in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.-External links:* * *...
, in Seine-et-Marne
Seine-et-Marne
Seine-et-Marne is a French department, named after the Seine and Marne rivers, and located in the Île-de-France region.- History:Seine-et-Marne is one of the original 83 departments, created on March 4, 1790 during the French Revolution in application of the law of December 22, 1789...
(France). Directed by the French Oratorians
Oratory of Jesus
The Society of the Oratory of Jesus , also known as French Oratory, is a catholic Congregation founded in 1611 in Paris by Pierre de Bérulle...
, it was created in 1638 by the congregationists headed by Father Charles de Condren
Charles de Condren
Charles de Condren, a Doctor of the Sorbonne, born in Vaubuin near Soissons on December 15, 1588, died on January 17, 1641, is the one mystic of the French 17th century.- Life :...
.
According to the legend, Saint Geneviève
Genevieve
St Genevieve , in Latin Sancta Genovefa, from Germanic keno and wefa , is the patron saint of Paris in Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox tradition...
stopped in the village of Juilly in 470, and a water source suddenly emerged where she prayed. The spot quickly became a pilgrimage
Pilgrimage
A pilgrimage is a journey or search of great moral or spiritual significance. Typically, it is a journey to a shrine or other location of importance to a person's beliefs and faith...
place, and the College was built around it. An abbey
Abbey
An abbey is a Catholic monastery or convent, under the authority of an Abbot or an Abbess, who serves as the spiritual father or mother of the community.The term can also refer to an establishment which has long ceased to function as an abbey,...
established itself there during the 12th century, while Blanche of Castile
Blanche of Castile
Blanche of Castile , was a Queen consort of France as the wife of Louis VIII. She acted as regent twice during the reign of her son, Louis IX....
, the mother of Saint-Louis
Louis IX of France
Louis IX , commonly Saint Louis, was King of France from 1226 until his death. He was also styled Louis II, Count of Artois from 1226 to 1237. Born at Poissy, near Paris, he was an eighth-generation descendant of Hugh Capet, and thus a member of the House of Capet, and the son of Louis VIII and...
, decided in the 13th century to establish there an orphanage which hosted the children of those knights killed during the Crusades. Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc
Saint Joan of Arc, nicknamed "The Maid of Orléans" , is a national heroine of France and a Roman Catholic saint. A peasant girl born in eastern France who claimed divine guidance, she led the French army to several important victories during the Hundred Years' War, which paved the way for the...
might have sojourned there while coming back from Orleans.
The monks quit the abbey in 1637 and handed it out to the Oratorians, who created an internship for the education of the French nobility
French nobility
The French nobility was the privileged order of France in the Middle Ages and the Early Modern periods.In the political system of the Estates General, the nobility made up the Second Estate...
. The abbey then became a Royal Academy, and retains to this day the three fleur-de-lys on its arm. The Juilly College also served many times as a war hospital.
It hosts a beautiful library notably composed of a reproduction of the United States Declaration of Independence
United States Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies then at war with Great Britain regarded themselves as independent states, and no longer a part of the British Empire. John Adams put forth a...
, which was offered to La Fayette, as well as Diderot
Denis Diderot
Denis Diderot was a French philosopher, art critic, and writer. He was a prominent person during the Enlightenment and is best known for serving as co-founder and chief editor of and contributor to the Encyclopédie....
's original Encyclopédie
Encyclopédie
Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers was a general encyclopedia published in France between 1751 and 1772, with later supplements, revised editions, and translations. It was edited by Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d'Alembert...
.
Former famous students
- Antoine Pierre BerryerAntoine Pierre BerryerAntoine Pierre Berryer was a French advocate and parliamentary orator. He was the twelfth member elected to occupy seat 4 of the Académie française in 1852.-Early years:...
(1790-1868) - Henri de BoulainvilliersHenri de BoulainvilliersHenri de Boulainvilliers was a French writer and historian. Educated at the college of Juilly, he served in the army until 1697...
(1658-1722) - Jean de La FontaineJean de La FontaineJean de La Fontaine was the most famous French fabulist and one of the most widely read French poets of the 17th century. He is known above all for his Fables, which provided a model for subsequent fabulists across Europe and numerous alternative versions in France, and in French regional...
(1621-1695) - Montesquieu (1689-1755)
- James FitzJames, 1st Duke of BerwickJames FitzJames, 1st Duke of BerwickJames FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, 1st Duke of Fitz-James, 1st Duke of Liria and Jérica was an Anglo-French military leader, illegitimate son of King James II of England by Arabella Churchill, sister of the 1st Duke of Marlborough...
(1660-1734) - Alexandre-Étienne ChoronAlexandre-Étienne ChoronAlexandre-Étienne Choron for a short time directed the Paris Opera. He played an essential role in France in making a clear distinction between sacred and secular music, and was one of the originators of French interest in musicology.- Biography :Choron studied mathematics at the collège de Juilly...
(1771-1834) - Barthélemy de Villars
- Jérôme BonaparteJérôme BonaparteJérôme-Napoléon Bonaparte, French Prince, King of Westphalia, 1st Prince of Montfort was the youngest brother of Napoleon, who made him king of Westphalia...
(1784-1860) - Claude Sosthène Grasset d'OrcetClaude Sosthène Grasset d'OrcetClaude Sosthene Grasset d'Orcet was a French archaeologist, writer, exponent of the esoteric and founder of the study of French mythology.-Life:...
(1828-1900) - Jean FourastiéJean FourastiéJean Fourastié was a French economist, notable for having coined the expression Trente Glorieuses to describe the period of prosperity that France experienced from the end of World War II until the 1973 oil crisis .-Biography:Fourastié received his elementary...
(1907-1990) (inventor of the expression Trente GlorieusesTrente GlorieusesLes Trente Glorieuses refers to the thirty years from 1945-1975 following the end of the Second World War in France. The name was first used by the French demographer Jean Fourastié...
) - Claude BrasseurClaude Brasseur-Biography:He was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine as Claude Pierre Espinasse, the son of actor Pierre Brasseur and actress Odette Joyeux. He is the godson of Ernest Hemingway and the father of Alexandre Brasseur....
(1936) - Jacques MesrineJacques MesrineJacques Mesrine was the most famous criminal in modern French history. He was responsible for numerous bank robberies, burglaries, and kidnappings in France and Canada. Mesrine repeatedly escaped from prison and made international headlines during a final period as a fugitive when his exploits...
(1936-1979) - Louis Coudray
- Étienne-Denis PasquierÉtienne-Denis PasquierÉtienne-Denis, duc de Pasquier , Chancelier de France, , was a French statesman...
(1767-1862) - Richard SimonRichard SimonRichard Simon was a French Oratorian, influential advanced biblical critic, orientalist, and controversialist.-Early years:...
(1638-1712) - Gaston de Sonis
Former teachers
- Louis Eugène Marie BautainLouis Eugène Marie BautainLouis Eugène Marie Bautain , French philosopher and theologian, was born at Paris.At the École Normale he came under the influence of Victor Cousin. In 1816 he adopted the profession of higher teaching, and was soon after called to the chair of philosophy in the university of Strasbourg...
(1796-1867) - Joseph FouchéJoseph FouchéJoseph Fouché, 1st Duc d'Otrante was a French statesman and Minister of Police under Napoleon Bonaparte. In English texts his title is often translated as Duke of Otranto.-Youth:Fouché was born in Le Pellerin, a small village near Nantes...
(1763-1820)