Institution

Collegium Trilingue

1517–1797 · 16th century · Also known as College of the Three Languages

The Collegium Trilingue, or College of the Three Languages, was founded at the University of Leuven in 1517 under the will of the humanist Jerome de Busleyden, with Erasmus as its guiding adviser. It offered free public teaching of Latin, Greek and Hebrew, the three languages of scripture, and became a leading centre of Renaissance humanism in northern Europe. It closed with the university in 1797.

Collegium Trilingue
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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Collegium Trilingue. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/collegium-trilingue
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