The University of Paris (French:Université de Paris), metonymically known as Sorbonne (French: [sɔʁbɔn]), was a university in Paris, France, founded in before 1150 by the Catholic Church as the second oldest university in the world, originally attached to Notre Dame de Paris. Chartered in 1200 by King Philip II of France and recognised in 1215 by Pope Innocent III, it was often colloquially referred to after its collegiate institution, College of Sorbonne, founded circa 1257 by Robert de Sorbon.