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Eastbridge Hospital, Canterbury
The official site gives an illustrated introduction to the medieval Hospital of St. Thomas the Martyr, and Greyfriars Chapel, the only surviving part of a Franciscan friary. Includes visitor information.
The Gallery of the Hospital of the Innocents
An illustrated description from Your Way to Florence of the gallery set in the early 15th-century orphanage designed by Filippo Brunelleschi.
Heritage of Mercy
Jean Manco explains the development of medieval hospitals and almshouses in Britain. Article first published in Medieval History.
The History of St Bartholomew's Hospital
An illustrated history from the official site of the hospital founded in 1123 which went on to become one of London's leading teaching hospitals.
Hospices Civils de Beaune
The official site describes the history and organisation of this French hospital founded in 1443 by the Chancellor Nicolas Rolin. The older buildings are open to the public.
The Hospital of St John the Baptist Bridgwater
An illustrated history by Peter Cattermole of this medieval hospital closed in 1536.
Hotel-Dieu, Beaune, France
A history, description and expandable thumbnail photographs of this surviving medieval hospital, now a museum, by Canadian visitor Sara Genn. From Saraphina Travelogue.
Innocenti Hospital
Gloria Chiarini describes the Ospedale degli Innocenti in Florence, founded in 1419 for orphans and abandoned children, and designed by Filippo Brunelleschi. Part of The Florence Art Guide.
The Maison Dieu, Dover
Dover Museum provides a history of the hospice founded in 1203 by Hubert de Burgh, and used as the town hall from 1834 to 1881.
Maison Dieu, Faversham
A monastic hospital founded by Henry III about A.D. 1230 and now a museum. The official town guide provides a history, images and visitor information.
Medieval Hospitals of Kent
Ian Coulson introduces the topic, gives a list of early hospitals and almshouses in the county, with foundation dates, and a plan and reconstruction drawing of St John's Hospital, Canterbury, the oldest hospital in England.
Medieval Hospitals of Oxfordshire
Margaret Markham gives a history and description: endowments, diagnosis and treatment, internal life, dedications, buildings and locations. Includes foundation dates and brief details of individual hospitals. [PDF]
MuslimHeritage.com: The Modern Hospital in Medieval Islam
A brief, illustrated article on the Islamic medieval hospital, taken from a longer scholarly article by Prof. Aydin Sayili which is also available in PDF format.
Soutra Aisle
Brief mention of the excavation of a 14th-century Augustinian hospital in Scotland, with a photograph of a related standing building.
St John's Hospital, Bruges
A history and photographs of this large medieval hospital, now a museum, from Belgium Travel Network.
Wikipedia: English Medieval Hospitals and Almshouses
The collaborative encyclopedia offers several articles on individual hospitals or almshouses founded in England in medieval times.
Wikipedia: Ospedale degli Innocenti
An illustrated article from the collaborative encyclopedia on the 'Hospital of the Innocents', a children's orphanage in Florence designed by Filippo Brunelleschi in 1419.




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