The hospital pulls(fires) its origin of the medieval generous ethics Christian, during which he(it) never stops evolving.
From high Middle Ages, this type(chap) of establishment practises a very wide hospitality. The pilgrims and the travellers of passage just as the poor people are indifferently welcomed there and the unwell. In Occident, in spite of some early examples (Arles, Lyons, the VIth century), it is from the IXth century, following the council of Aachen, that structure develops. Implanted in town, the hospital or rather the’ "Hôtel-Dieu" benefits from the support of the bishops – and from the canonical chapters – who(which) instal(settle) it in the cathédral district. If the setting-up(presence) of certain hotels-Gods can be made there - outside, this one also goes out of the only episcopal field to secularize progressively.
At the same time(In parallel), number hospitable(hospital) institutions are based(established) in the campaigns(countrysides) where, next to roads, near(about) a bridge(deck), near a big(great) monastery, they welcome the pilgrims and the paupers. The hospitable(hospital) organisation of the Antonines do not infringe with a ruler: house of Alms, hospitals, houses of collection(quest) swarm in Europe and beyond.
Coordination: Sylvain Demarthe, doctor in history of art and medieval archaeology – UMR ARTEHIS UNIVERSITY of Bourgogne.
The detailed programme of these days of study is available on the Internet site of the museum www.musee-saint-antoine.fr or on simple demand(request).