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4 unusual facts about College of Juilly


College of Juilly

The College of Juilly (French: Collège de Juilly) is a Catholic private teaching establishment located in the commune of Juilly, in Seine-et-Marne (France).

Joan of Arc might have sojourned there while coming back from Orleans.

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.

Oratory of Jesus

They challenged the influence of the Jesuits and founded their own elite schools and colleges, such as College of Juilly which they opened in 1638.


Charles de Condren

In 1638 he created the College of Juilly, where, at his death, he was laid to rest in the chapel, next to the tomb of Cardinal Bérulle.


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