in ophthalmology and Jean-Baptiste Lestiboudois in medicine and botany reflect the teachings at the Faculty of Medicine. In 1805, a school of medicine was establied in Lille, as the successor of the school of surgery founded in Lille in 1705. It overshadowed medical education in Douai. Its heir is now part of the University of Lille. Faculties of the modern University of Douai Faculty of sciences (1808–1815) A faculty of sciences was re-established in 1808. However, higher education in sciences moved to Lille and its faculty of sciences inaugurated by Louis Pasteur. Its heir is today part of the University of Lille. Faculty of Law (1854–1887) The faculty of law in Douai was moved to Lille in 1887. Its heir is today part of the University of Lille. Faculty of literature (1808–1815, 1854–1887) A faculty of literature was reestablished in 1808 and transferred to Lille in 1887. Its heir today is part of the University of Lille. Influence of the university of Douai Dissemination of printed knowledge Douai was a prominent center of neo-Latin literature. Douai was known not only for his intellectual activity, but also for his many master printers, involved in the dissemination of knowledge primarily in Latin, but also in French in the southern Netherlands. Douay–Rheims Bible and catholic studies Douai was an important center for Catholic Studies. When the Holy See authorized the translation of the Bible into vernacular languages, the Douay–Rheims Bible was the first authorized Catholic bible translated from Latin into English in 1609 and its subsequent revisions were references to the Catholic Bible in English . This is a Douai–Rheims Bible John Fitzgerald Kennedy took the oath as President of the United States in 1961. In seminars Douai that was formed much of the English Catholic clergy from the Counter-Reformation. The preacher trained in Douai clergy also swarmed into colonies, such as Pierre-Philippe Potier in New France, Charles Carroll Maryland Colon and Nicolas Trigault in China. Religious and political influence University of Douai was the center of religious debate to the political implications. Created to counter the Protestant Reformation, the court also dismissed the royal power by his fight against Bossuet and the Gallican. Its independence on the face of temporal power is due to its history on the border between the Spanish Netherlands and the Kingdom of France. The chancellors and officials of the university were advisers of the Catholic kings of