Hospice Saint-Jean - Luxembourg-City, Luxembourg
N 49° 36.589 E 006° 08.148
32U E 293088 N 5499190
The Ancien Hospice Saint-Jean (or former Saint Jean's Hospital) is located in the Grund Quarter of Luxembourg City and is currently the home of the National Museum of Natural History.
Waymark Code: WMM5P9
Location: Luxembourg
Date Posted: 07/26/2014
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A marker above the entrance to the former hospital reads:
ANCIEN HOSPICE SAINT-JEAN
FONDE A CET ENDROIT EN 1308
PAR HENRI VII DE LUXEMBOURG ET MARGUERITE DE BRABANT
RECONSTRUIT EN 1674
PAR LES RELIGIEUSES DE SAINTE ELISABETH
QUI L'ONT DESSERVI JUSQU'EN 1843
ANNEE DU TRANSFERT AU PFAFFENTHAL
English Translation modified from Google Translate:
FORMER HOSPICE SAINT-JEAN
FOUNDED THERE IN 1308
BY HENRY VII OF LUXEMBOURG AND DAISY VLAAMS
REBUILT IN 1674
BY THE NUNS OF SAINT ELIZABETH
WHO SERVED UNTIL 1843
YEAR OF TRANSFER IN PFAFFENTHAL
"After having served in turn as a hospital and a women’s prison, the Hospice Saint-Jean, located in the picturesque neighborhood of the Grund and with first traces of the property leading up to 1308, has harboured the National Museum of Natural History - “Natur Musée” - since 1996. Perfectly blending in with the relatively unusual architecture of this historical building, the “Natur Musée” is above all a window to the landscape and regions of the Grand duchy."
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