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Even in the thirteenth century, twenty thousand pupils were educated there, and such learned men as Thomas Aqui'nas, Roger Bacon, and Alber'tus Magnus came there to study. EVEN IN THE THIRTEENTH CENTURY TWENTY THOUSAND PUPILS WERE EDUCATED THERE AND SUCH LEARNED MEN AS THOMAS ACQUINUS ROGER BACON AND ALBERTUS MAGNUS CAME THERE TO STUDY
oyal coin should be received throughout France, while the money minted by his nobles could be used only within the bounds of their estates. As the " king's money " in Louis IX.'s reign was always of the same weight and value, and could be used all over, it was soon preferred to any other, so little by little the nobles ceased to coin any themselves. Louis is noted for his charity as well as for his justice. He founded several hospitals, and is famous for having built the first asylum for the blind (Quinze-Vingts, 1260), an institution which first afforded shelter to three hundred crusaders who had lost their sight in the Holy Land, where hot sand, glaring light, and lack of sufficient water for bathing often cause blindness. Louis also encouraged one of his counselors, Robert de Sorbon (de sor-b6N'), to leave his fortune to found a school for poor students in theology. This institution is still known as the " Sorbonne " (s5r-b6n'), and is now the center of public instruction in France. ABLISHMENT OF SAINT LOUIS HE ARRANGED THAT THE ROYAL COIN SHOULD BE RECEIVED THROUGHOUT FRANCE WHILE THE MONEY MINTED BY HIS NOBLES COULD BE USED ONLY WITHIN THE BOUNDS OF THEIR ESTATES AS THE KING'S MONEY IN LOUIS THE NINTH REIGN WAS ALWAYS THE SAME WEIGHT AND VALUE AND COULD BE USED ALL OVER IT WAS SOON PREFERRED TO ANY OTHER SO LITTLE BY LITTLE THE NOBLES CEASED TO COIN ANY THEMSELVES LOUISE NOTED FOR HIS CHARITY AS WELL AS FOR HIS JUSTICE HE FOUNDED SEVERAL HOSPITALS AND IS FAMOUS FOR HAVING BUILT THE FIRST ASYLUM FOR THE BLIND COLUMNSVANT TWELVE SIXTY AN INSTITUTION WHICH FIRST AFFORDED SHELTER TO THREE HUNDRED CRUSADERS WHO HAD LOST THEIR SIGHT IN THE HOLY LAND WHERE HOT SAND GLARING LIGHT AND LACK OF SUFFICIENT WATER FOR BATHING OFTEN CAUSED BLINDNESS LOUIS ALSO ENCOURAGED ONE OF HIS COUNCILLORS ROBERT DET SORBON TO LEAVE HIS FORTUNE FOUND A SCHOOL FOR POOR STUDENTS IN THEOLOGY THIS INSTITUTION IS STILL KNOWN AS THE SORBONNE AND IS NOW THE CENTRE FOR PUBLIC INSTRUCTION IN FRANCE
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