Montagne Sainte-Geneviève

This was where tens of thousands of students and teachers lived.

studied, drank, argued and occasionally fought, in colleges, lodging houses and taverns crammed onto the slopes of the Montagne Saint Geneviève.

It was the Latin Quarter, named because Latin was the language of the schools.

The University of Paris was the most prestigious place of learning in Europe, especially for theology, and it was absolutely not shy about reminding everybody of that.