The predecessor of Paris University, a group of schools associated with the Church, arose at the end of the ninth century and achieved international recognition during the first part of the twelfth century, under the direction of the renowned scholar Peter Abelard.
這得從頭說起。巴黎大學的前身草創於第九世紀末期，最初是附屬巴黎聖母院的一個教會構機。直到十二世紀初葉，以「是與否」（“Sic etNon”）一書享譽歐洲的學者阿培拉德（Peter Abelard）入主校務，一時慕名者群集，學風鼎盛，規模日益擴展。