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Peter Flood
Peter Flood was an Irish priest and educator. A native of Legan, Co. Longford, Flood received his seminary education in Paris, gaining an MA(1774) and LTh(1780). Dr Flood became Professor of Theology, first, at the College of Navarre, College de Navarre and later the College des Lombards, as the Irish College in Paris was based at. Dr Flood was in Paris during the September Massacres of 1792 and narrowly escaped death; he returned home and became Parish Priest of Edgeworthstown, County Longford, Co. Longford. He served as President of St. Patrick's College, Maynooth from 1798 to 1803, where he worked on the development of the College during its formative years and the upheaval of the Irish Rebellion of 1798, 1798 Rebellion. Maynooth College. References ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
College Of Navarre
The College of Navarre (french: Collège de Navarre) was one of the colleges of the historic University of Paris, rivaling the Sorbonne and renowned for its library. History It was founded by Queen Joan I of Navarre in 1305, who provided for three departments, the arts with 20 students, philosophy with 30 and theology with 20 students. The queen bequeathed part of her fine ''hôtel de Navarre'' in rue Saint André des Arts, together with lands generated rents of 2000 ''livres'' p.a. in her counties of Champagne and Brie. Her trustees decided to sell the Paris property and acquire an ample plot on the Montagne Sainte-Geneviève (rue de la Montagne-Sainte-Geneviève / rue Descartes), right in the Latin Quarter, and build the college anew. The first stone, laid 12 April 1309, was for the college chapel. Provision was made also for the scholars' support, 4 Paris sous weekly for the artists, 6 for the logicians and 8 for the theologians. These allowances were to continue until the g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
