Who issued the papal bull to found the University of St Andrews?
Pope Gregory IX
Pope Urban VI
Antipope Benedict XIII
Pope John XXII
Answer
The University of St Andrews was founded in 1413 when the Avignon Antipope Benedict XIII issued a papal bull to a small group of Augustinian clergy. This marked the beginning of the university, making it the third-oldest in the English-speaking world.
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