Palais-Royal in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe

Hospice des Quinze-Vingts

Histoire de Paris

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, June 3, 2024

1. Hospice des Quinze-Vingts Marker

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Hospice des Quinze-Vingts
Touché par la détresse des aveugles de Paris, saint Louis fit édifier içi en 1260 un hospice destine a en héberger 15 fois 20, soit 300. La tradition veut qu'on y ait d'abord logé ceux qui avaient eu les yeux creves par les musulmans en Egypte durant la septieme croisade. Eudes de Montreuil construisit la chapelle, érigée en église paroissiale des 1282 et bordée d'un cimetière. Entreprise à partir de 1748 par Labbé et Martin, la reconstruction des bâtiments croulants de vétusté n'était pas terminée en 1772 lorsque les travaux furent arrêtés.

L'hospice fut alors transféré au faubourg Saint-Antoine, dans la caserne des mousquetaires noirs de la rue de Charenton, et le cardinal de Rohan mit en vente terrains et bâtiments.

English translation
Hospice of Quinze-Vingts
Touched by the distress of the blind of Paris, Saint Louis had a hospice built here in 1260 to accommodate 15 times 20 of them, or 300. Tradition dictates that some of those treated here had had their eyes gouged out by Muslims in Egypt during The Seventh Crusade. Eudes

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of Montreuil built the chapel, erected as a church parish church of 1282 and bordered by a cemetery. Undertaken from 1748 by Labbé and Martin, the reconstruction of the buildings, then crumbling with dilapidation, was still not finished in 1772 when the work was stopped.

The hospice was then transferred to the Faubourg Saint-Antoine, in the barracks of the black musketeers of the Rue de Charenton, and the Cardinal de Rohan put the land and buildings up for sale.

Erected by Ville de Paris.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Histoire de Paris series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1260.

Location. 48° 51.721′ N, 2° 20.402′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Palais-Royal. Marker is on Rue Saint-Honoré. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 156 Rue Saint-Honoré, Paris, Île-de-France 75001, France. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Oratoire du Louvre (a few steps from this marker); Cyprien Ragueneau (about 180 meters away, measured in a direct line); Le pavillon de la Bibliothèque et l'aile nord du Louvre (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Louis Joseph Ferdinand Herold (approx. 0.3 kilometers

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, June 3, 2024

2. Hospice des Quinze-Vingts Marker

away); La Cour de Comptes / Court of Accounts (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Eglise Saint-Eustache (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Caisse d’Epargne de Paris (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Auguste Bournonville (1805-1879) (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.

Also see . . . Quinze-Vingts National Ophthalmology Hospital at Wikipedia. (Submitted on June 18, 2024.)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 18, 2024, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 36 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 18, 2024, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.