Hospitals and religion

Video notes

• Hospitals were originally guest houses to offer rest for travellers 
• An example is Hotel Dieu in Paris
• Usually hospitals were small and had a maximum of 12 patients, this is from the 12 Disciples in the Bible 
• Hospitals were usually run by Monks and Nuns 
• They helped the sick but did not cure them
• Links between illness and religion 
• Birth disfigurement was a sign of sin and evil, a punishment from God 
• People got a…