Pope's College or Pope Adrian VI College in

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was a college for theology students at the

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, founded by

Pope Adrian VI Pope Adrian VI (; ; ; ), born Adriaan Florensz Boeyens (2 March 1459 – 14 September 1523), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 9 January 1522 until his death on 14 September 1523. The only Dutch people, Du ...

in 1523. At the suppression of the old university in 1797 the college became public property. It is now a

hall of residence A dormitory (originated from the Latin word ''dormitorium'', often abbreviated to dorm), also known as a hall of residence, a residence hall (often abbreviated to halls), or a hostel, is a building primarily providing sleeping and residential qu ...

of the

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, rented from the city council (which still owns the buildings).

History

The college, founded for Theology students at the University of Leuven in 1523, was considerably extended as early as 1530 and rapidly became one of the richest constituent colleges of the University of Leuven. After a building collapse in 1775, the whole complex was rebuilt to a classicist design by M. Ghenne. On government orders the college was converted into a seminary in 1786. In 1792 it became the headquarters of the Republican Party, in 1797 a hospital and in 1811 a barracks.Listing in the inventory of built heritage
accessed 11 Feb. 2015. Since 1835 it has been in use as a hall of residence of the

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and later the

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. The interiors were thoroughly modernized in 1967 by the architect P. Van Aerschot. In 1973 the buildings became a listed monument, now overseen by the

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References

Bibliography

* J. Couttenier, "Adrianus VI en het Pauscollege te Leuven", ''Meer Schoonheid'' 32/3 (1985): 81-90. * E. De Maesschalck, ''Kollegestichtingen aan de universiteit te Leuven 1425-1530'' (Leuven, 1977). * G. Paesmans, "De 18de- eeuwse universitaire colleges te Leuven", ''M & L'' 11/4 (1992): 23-35. * P. Van Aerschot, "Le Collège du Pape à Louvain", ''Environnement'' 7-8 (1971): 275-282.

External links

Hall of residence website
Accessed 11 Feb. 2015.
Entry in the register of built heritage
Accessed 11 Feb. 2015. {{Authority control Old University of Leuven colleges 1523 establishments in the Holy Roman Empire 16th-century establishments in the Habsburg Netherlands 1786 disestablishments in the Habsburg monarchy 1786 disestablishments in the Holy Roman Empire Disestablishments in the Austrian Netherlands KU Leuven Protected heritage sites in Belgium Educational institutions established in the 1520s

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