Hôtel-Dieu

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In French-speaking countries, a hôtel-Dieu (English: hotel of God) was originally a hospital for the poor and needy, run by the

préfecture
, the administrative head office of a French department).

Therefore, as a secondary meaning, the term hôtel-Dieu can also refer to the building itself, even if it no longer houses a hospital.

The hôtel-Dieu of Beaune, boasting a beautifully preserved courtyard

Examples include:

Belgium
France
  • Hôtel-Dieu d'Angers, founded in 1153
  • Hôtel-Dieu de Beaune
    , founded in 1443
  • Hôtel-Dieu of Carpentras, built in 1754
  • Hôtel-Dieu of Château-Thierry, founded in 1304
  • Hôtel-Dieu of Cluny, built in the 17th and 18th century
  • Hôtel-Dieu de Lyon, created in 1478
  • Hôtel-Dieu of Nantes, completed in 1508
  • Hôtel-Dieu de Paris
    , founded in 650
  • Hôtel-Dieu of Reims
  • Hôtel-Dieu de Tonnerre, founded in 1293
  • Hôtel-Dieu Neuf de la Trinité of Thiers, later part of Thiers old hospital.
Canada
United States
  • University Hospital, New Orleans, previously known as Hôtel-Dieu
  • Hotel Dieu Hospital, Beaumont, Texas, founded in 1896 and consolidated with Saint Elizabeth's Hospital in 1970
  • Hotel Dieu Hospital, El Paso, Texas, founded in 1893 and permanently closed in 1987
Lebanon

See also