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At the outset of the 13th century, a fairly large property, situated to the south of Paris along the wall built by Philip Augustus, belonged partly to Simon of Poissy and partly to the University. Simon gave his part to his friend Master John for the construction of a hospital, or hospice, for the poor. Master John was a regent master at the University, and in 1218 he put up in this hospice of his the Friars Preachers who had come from Toulouse, and this to teach them theology there. So it is that the hospice of Saint Jacques became the Priory of Saint Jacques, and the Friars Preachers soon came to be called Jacobins. The priory was at the same time the first Dominican studium, where brothers from every origin were sent for studies. This study is accompanied by corroborating documents drawn from the Cartulary of Saint Jacques, an unedited manuscript held at the Saulchoir Library, and from the Cartulary of the University of Paris.