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Old St. John's Hospitalor Hospital of St. John at Brugges, is an 11th-century hospital in Bruges, Belgium. Located next to the Church of Our Lady, it is one of Europe's oldest surviving hospital buildings.^[1] The hospital grew during the Middle Ages and was a place where sick pilgrims and travellers were cared for. The site was later expanded with the building of a monastery and convent. In the 19th century, further construction led to a hospital with eight wards around a central building.

Today part of the hospital complex holds the popular Hans Memling museum, named for the German-born Early Netherlandish painter, where a number of works, such as triptychs are displayed,^[2] as well as hospital records, medical instruments and other works of art.^[3]

The hospital site is also used as a congress and exhibition centre, the site Oud Sint-Jan.

References

^ "Sint-Janshospitaal". Retrieved 2012-11-29.
^ Patrick Barkham (2008-05-03). "Land of the friet". The Guardian. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
^ "Too Much Belgian Beer? Go to the Memling Hospital Museum in Bruges". 2010-04-01. Retrieved 2012-11-29.

External links

Sint-Janshospitaal museum visitor information
Site Oud Sint-Jan congress centre

51°12′14″N 3°13′26″E / 51.204°N 3.224°E / 51.204; 3.224

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[1] "Sint-Janshospitaal". Retrieved 2012-11-29.

[2] Patrick Barkham (2008-05-03). "Land of the friet". The Guardian. Retrieved 2012-11-29.

[3] "Too Much Belgian Beer? Go to the Memling Hospital Museum in Bruges". 2010-04-01. Retrieved 2012-11-29.

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-'''Old St. John's Hospital''' is an 11th-century [[hospital]] in [[Bruges]], [[Belgium]]. Located next to the [[Church of Our Lady, Bruges|Church of Our Lady]], it is one of Europe's oldest surviving hospital buildings.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brugge.be/internet/en/musea/Hospitaalmuseum/Historische_hospitalen_1/index.htm |title=Sint-Janshospitaal |accessdate=2012-11-29}}</ref> The hospital grew during the Middle Ages and was a place where sick pilgrims and travellers were cared for. The site was later expanded with the building of a monastery and convent. In the 19th century, further construction led to a hospital with eight wards around a central building.
+'''Old St. John's Hospital'''or Hospital of St. John at Brugges, is an 11th-century [[hospital]] in [[Bruges]], [[Belgium]]. Located next to the [[Church of Our Lady, Bruges|Church of Our Lady]], it is one of Europe's oldest surviving hospital buildings.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brugge.be/internet/en/musea/Hospitaalmuseum/Historische_hospitalen_1/index.htm |title=Sint-Janshospitaal |accessdate=2012-11-29}}</ref> The hospital grew during the Middle Ages and was a place where sick pilgrims and travellers were cared for. The site was later expanded with the building of a monastery and convent. In the 19th century, further construction led to a hospital with eight wards around a central building.
 Today part of the hospital complex holds the popular [[Hans Memling]] museum, named for the German-born [[Early Netherlandish painting|Early Netherlandish]] painter, where a number of works, such as triptychs are displayed,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2008/may/03/bruges.foodanddrink |title=Land of the friet |author=Patrick Barkham |date=2008-05-03 |publisher=The Guardian |accessdate=2012-11-29}}</ref> as well as hospital records, medical instruments and other works of art.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://museumchick.com/2010/04/bruges-hans-memling-medieval-hospital-museum.html |title=Too Much Belgian Beer? Go to the Memling Hospital Museum in Bruges |date=2010-04-01 |accessdate=2012-11-29}}</ref>