The university was founded on January 20, 1661 when King John II Casimir of Poland issued the diploma granting the city’s Jesuit Collegium, founded in 1608, “the honour of the academy and the title of the university”.

The university was founded on January 20, 1661 when King John II Casimir of Poland issued the diploma granting the city’s Jesuit Collegium, founded in 1608, “the honour of the academy and the title of the university”.