Visit the last 12th century hospital in France

Name: Visit the last 12th century hospital in France
Start: 2023-09-16T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-17T17:00:00+02:00
Location: Maison-Dieu de Mormant

Join a guided tour of the historic site of Mormant (12th century)!...

16 and 17 September 2023Passed

Conditions

Free entry

Take a guided tour of the historic site of Mormant (12th century)! The guided tours of the building will be: - Saturday at 2pm, 3pm and 4pm. - Sunday at 10am, 11am, 2pm, 3pm and 4pm. Mormant’s story book will be available for sale on site.

About the location

Maison-Dieu de Mormant

Rue de l'Abbaye, 52210 Leffonds

Haute-Marne
Grand Est

The House-God of Mormant, established during the First Crusade by Hugues Bardoul II of Broyes-Châteauvillain, is originally a hospital-church path, welcoming pilgrims and poor. Successively in the hands of the Templars and then the Hospitallers of Saint John of Jerusalem, the site experienced periods of decline and reconstruction. Transformed into an agricultural centre in the 15th century, it declined after the troubles of the 16th and 17th centuries and its buildings were sold as a national property during the Revolution. Despite this, Mormant remains a major site in the history of road hospitals in France.