The Catholic University of Leuven or Louvain was founded in 1834 in Mechelen as the Catholic University of Belgium, and moved its seat to the town of Leuven in 1835, changing its name to Catholic Univ
Pope Gregory XVI, co-founder in 1834 with the bishops of Belgium of the Catholic University of Malines, which would later become the Catholic University of Leuven
Castle Arenberg, part of the university
Book celebrating the 25 anniversary of the founding of the Catholic University of Louvain, November 3, 1859.
The ruins of the Catholic University of Leuven's library after it was burned by the German army in 1914
Sack of Louvain
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The Sack of Louvain was the German assault on the Belgian town of Louvain, part of the events collectively known as the Rape of Belgium, taking place during the First World War. Over the course of sev
Catholic University of Leuven (1834–1968)
…réinstallation" (resettlement), and the Dutch word "herstelling" (restoration) beginning of a new "official" history. In 1914, during World War I, Leuven was looted by German troops. They set fire to a large part of the city, effectively destroying about half of it, including the university library (see below). In…
The city's ruins in 1915
The library of the Catholic University of Louvain in a turn-of-century postcard
Louvain, by Belgian artist Gisbert Combaz (1916)