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Maison Seilhan

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Toulouse Maison Seilhan
Toulouse Maison Seilhan

The Maison Seilhan (a French name meaning Seilhan House, occasionally used as such in English), is a historic residence in Toulouse, France, considered the place where the Order of Preachers (Dominican Order) was founded. It was given to Dominic de Guzmán during the division of the inheritance of Bernard Seilhan, a local magistrate of the Count of Toulouse, on 25 April 1215. The deed is preserved in the French National Archives. The Maison Seilhan features various artistic works depicting the saints of the Dominican Order and memorabilia related to Henri-Dominique Lacordaire (1802–1861), the restorer of the Order in France. The Maison Seilhan, which includes Saint Dominic's room, can be visited on certain days of the week, but access to the chapel with its coffered ceiling (Bruno de Solages Amphitheatre) is not guaranteed, as classes from the Catholic Institute of Toulouse may be held there.

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Maison Seilhan
Place du Parlement, Toulouse Capitole / Arnaud Bernard / Carmes

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Catholic University of Toulouse
Catholic University of Toulouse

The Institut Catholique de Toulouse (or ICT) is a Catholic university in Toulouse, France. The Catholic Institute of Toulouse (ICT) is a private institution of higher education including the humanities and social sciences, law and theology, as well as polytechnics. Located in the historic center of Toulouse, in buildings constructed between the fourteenth and eighteenth century, the Institute is shared between the various faculties and institutes. It has three auditoriums, a library, a chapel, numerous rooms, research laboratories, an archaeological and historical museums. Located on the site of the old house where Saint Dominic lived. The school shared its name with an ancient Catholic University of Toulouse, which St Dominic helped found in 1229 with Saint Thomas Aquinas, whose tomb lies the church of the Jacobins. An 1880 law forced private schools to stop using the name "University", the university has been known since as the Catholic Institute of Toulouse.The Catholic Institute of Toulouse is one of five universities founded by the bishops of France.The Catholic Institute of Toulouse is a member of the International Federation of Catholic Universities, which includes 200 Catholic universities across the world and is one of 5 French Catholic institutes, including with Angers, Lille, Lyon and Paris. On December 18, 2008, French government officials and the Vatican signed a decree in Paris regarding the recognition of diplomas, which entered into force on April 16, 2009 entered into force. The university's qualifications, certificates and diplomas have been recognized around the world.