- 12 November 2022
Officially chartered in 1200 by King Philip II of France and recognized in 1215 by Pope Innocent III, it was later often nicknamed after its theological College of Sorbonne, in turn, founded by Robert de Sorbon and chartered by French King Saint Louis around 1257. Above the seal is proof that the University was founded by two Hebrew Israelite so-called black men. Image left is King Philip II. On the right is Pope Innocent III.