Local Fact of the Day: the medieval heart of Scotland’s oldest university 🎓

The University of St Andrews was formally constituted by papal bull in 1413, making it Scotland’s oldest university. 🎓 At its medieval heart is St Salvator’s. Bishop James Kennedy founded the College of the Holy Saviour in 1450, with both educational and missionary roles. Its chapel faced out towards the town rather than into the courtyard—a reminder that the college was intended to serve the wider community as well as its scholars. More than five and a half centuries later, St Salvator’s Quad remains one of St Andrews’ most recognisable historic spaces. Have you visited? Vote Yes or No below. 💙 Sources: University of St Andrews — History and heritage https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/about/history/ University of St Andrews — A brief history of St Salvator’s Chapel https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/about/history/st-salvators/brief/ Photograph: Remi Mathis · CC BY-SA 3.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St_Andrews_-_St_Salvator%27s_Quad_-_general_view.JPG https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Original photograph shown without edits.