Hôtel Dieu (English)

Japanese: Hôtel Dieu(英語表記)HotelDieu
Hôtel Dieu (English)

…In the 4th century, the Christian church in the Roman Empire built hospitals for the lepers, cripples, blind people, and the poor. In the mid-6th century, the Hôtel Dieu was built in Lyon. Rulers also built hospitals in the Islamic world in Western Asia and North Africa. …

From Beaune

…It is now also famous as a wine collection center, and the Burgundy wine auction held every November attracts merchants from all over the world.
[Hôtel-Dieu]
The name means "House of God" and is a charitable hospital founded in Beaune in 1443 by Nicolas Rolin (1376-1461), Chancellor of the Duke of Burgundy, to house poor sick people. It is a Gothic building in the so-called Burgundian-Flemish style.

*Some of the terminology used in reference to "Hôtel Dieu" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…4世紀ごろ,ローマ帝国におけるキリスト教教会は癩(らい)病,不具,盲目,貧者のための施療院を建てた。6世紀中ごろにはリヨンにオテル・デューHôtel Dieuがつくられた。また西アジア,北アフリカのイスラム世界でも,為政者は施療院の建設を行った。…

【ボーヌ】より

…現在はブドウ酒の集荷地としても有名で,毎年11月に開かれるブルゴーニュ・ワインの競売会には世界各地から商人が集まってくる。【志垣 嘉夫】
[オテル・デューHôtel‐Dieu]
 〈神の館〉の意で,1443年ブルゴーニュ公国の大法官ロランNicolas Rolin(1376‐1461)が貧しい病人を収容するためにボーヌに創建した慈善病院。いわゆるブルゴーニュ・フランドル様式のゴシック建築である。…

※「Hôtel Dieu」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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