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The Sorbonne is an edifice of the Latin Quarter , in Paris , France , which was the historical house of the former University of Paris . Nowadays, it houses part or all of several higher education and research institutions such as Panthéon-Sorbonne University , Sorbonne Nouvelle University , Paris-Sorbonne University , Paris Descartes University , the École Nationale des Chartes and the École pratique des hautes études .
The name is commonly used to refer to the historic University of Paris or one of its successor institutions, but this is a recent usage. "Sorbonne" has been used with different meanings over the centuries. For information on the historic University of Paris and the present universities which are its successor institutions, or the older Collège de Sorbonne , please refer to the relevant articles.
The name is derived from the Collège de Sorbonne , founded in 1257 by Robert de Sorbon as one of the first significant colleges of the medieval University of Paris . The university predates the college by about a century, and minor colleges had been founded already in the late 12th century. During the 16th century, the Sorbonne became a focal point of the intellectual struggle between Catholics and Protestants . The University served as a major stronghold of Catholic conservative attitudes and, as such, con