Collegium Melitense

Collegium Melitense
Other name
Academia Parthenia
TypeCollege (1592–1727)
University (1727–1769)
Active12 November 1592 (1592-11-12)–22 November 1769 (1769-11-22)
Religious affiliation
Society of Jesus
Students400+ (1706)[1]
Location,
35°53′54″N 14°30′56″E / 35.89833°N 14.51556°E / 35.89833; 14.51556
LanguageLatin

The Collegium Melitense was a Jesuit college in Valletta, Hospitaller Malta, which existed between 1592 and 1769. Lectures at the educational institution began in 1593, and it moved to a purpose-built building adjacent to a Jesuit church in 1597. The 17th century saw an expansion of its curriculum and an increase in the number of students in the college, and in 1727 it was recognised as a university and subsequently it also became known as the Academia Parthenia. After the Jesuits were suppressed from Malta, the college was reorganised into the Pubblica Università di Studi Generali, which was established on 22 November 1769. The latter is now known as the University of Malta.

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