Schools and Education in Sacred Scripture
The history of schools and academies dedicated to the study of sacred Letters, from the Alexandrian school through Nisibis, Constantinople, York, Paris, and Louvain. From St. Mark's institution at Alexandria grew hosts of Martyrs, Doctors, and Prelates; Charlemagne established schools of sacred Letters at Paris and elsewhere.
Preface and Praise of Sacred Scripture
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Chapter IV: The Judgments and Examples of the Fathers
— The Alexandrian school: from St. Mark's institution it grew to produce hosts of Martyrs, Doctors, and Prelates; Origen from boyhood studied and taught Scripture there.
"From that time the beginnings of the Alexandrian school were laid, which afterwards grew and marvelously increased by degrees, and in the following centuries produced hosts of Martyrs, a distinguished chorus of Doctors and Prelates"
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Chapter IV: The Judgments and Examples of the Fathers
— Schools at Nisibis in the time of Justinian; Agapetus the Pontiff attempted to introduce the same at Rome.
"Regarding the schools of sacred Scripture established at Nisibis in the time of the Emperor Justinian... Agapetus the Pontiff endeavored to introduce at Rome"
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Chapter IV: The Judgments and Examples of the Fathers
— Alcuin publicly taught sacred Letters at York; St. Ludger came from Frisia to hear him and became the apostle of the Frisians.
"He publicly taught the sacred Letters at York in England; whence St. Ludger came from Frisia to York to hear him"
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Chapter IV: The Judgments and Examples of the Fathers
— Charlemagne established schools of sacred Letters at Paris and elsewhere; so ancient is this academy, mother of Cologne and grandmother of Louvain.
"King and Emperor Charlemagne... established schools of sacred Letters both elsewhere and at Paris (so ancient is this academy, which is the mother of Cologne and the grandmother of Louvain)"