Studia Linguarum
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The Studia Linguarum (literally "Language Institutes") were the first attempt to study oriental languages by the Roman Catholic Church.[1] The need to study oriental languages was affirmed by the General Chapter of the Dominican Order in Paris in 1236.[2] The objective of the schools was to help the Dominicans liberate Christian captives in Islamic lands.[1]
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