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11th-12th centuries – The birth of the Studium and the Commune

“The School of Bologna was established independently, it arose and stood out as a private school.” It was with these words that Carducci celebrated the birth of the Alma Mater Studiorum, during celebrations for its 8th Centenary in 1888. The prophet-poet himself admitted the artificiality of the centenary, as he acknowledged that it was impossible to determine the exact date it was founded, given that the Studium of Bologna was not established at the behest of a sovereign or an organised group of teachers, but was the outcome of the spontaneous and informal initiative of a few students.

It was precisely thanks to them that Bologna quickly became known not only as “La Dotta” (The Learned) but also as “La Grassa” (The Fat) city. It was a rich and powerful medieval metropolis, capable of attracting and accommodating hundreds of wealthy young people, who brought with them not only books and servants but also a substantial amount of money.

This is why the Commune immediately forged an unbreakable bond with its Studium and supported it, at least during the first few centuries, with laws and decrees that protected and favoured it.

These two institutions, the Commune and the university, both born under the guidance of the teacher Irnerius, were completely intertwined, under porticoes, in private homes, in monasteries and in city areas rented out as required for lessons and assemblies.

Read more about the history of the University of Bologna in the 11th and 12th centuries

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