<P> In the early Middle Ages , Cathedral schools developed as centers of education , evolving into the medieval universities which were the springboard of many of Western Europe 's later achievements . During the High Middle Ages , Chartres Cathedral operated the famous and influential Chartres Cathedral School . Among the great early Catholic universities were Bologna University ( 1088 ) ; Paris University ( c 1150 ) ; Oxford University ( 1167 ) ; Salerno University ( 1173 ) ; University of Vicenza ( 1204 ) ; Cambridge University ( 1209 ) ; Salamanca University ( 1218 - 1219 ) ; Padua University ( 1222 ) ; Naples University ( 1224 ) ; and Vercelli University ( 1228 ) . </P>
<P> In the early Middle Ages , Cathedral schools developed as centers of education , evolving into the medieval universities which were the springboard of many of Western Europe 's later achievements . During the High Middle Ages , Chartres Cathedral operated the famous and influential Chartres Cathedral School . Among the great early Catholic universities were Bologna University ( 1088 ) ; Paris University ( c 1150 ) ; Oxford University ( 1167 ) ; Salerno University ( 1173 ) ; University of Vicenza ( 1204 ) ; Cambridge University ( 1209 ) ; Salamanca University ( 1218 - 1219 ) ; Padua University ( 1222 ) ; Naples University ( 1224 ) ; and Vercelli University ( 1228 ) . </P>
during the middle ages what part of the ancient catholic church served as a center of learning
during the middle ages what part of the ancient catholic church served as a center of learning
Cathedral schools
Cathedral schools