S. Mary of Bethlehem
Community ID:
1007
Alternate Names:
Bedlam
Town:
London
Region:
Middlesex
Medieval Location:
moved South across theThames in 1814
Modern Location:
Westminster
Corporate Status:
Hospital
Dedication:
S. Mary
Date Founded:
1247
Date Terminated:
1538
Religious Order:
Hospital Order of S. Mary of Bethlehem
Foundation Information:
The Prior founded the hopital for a master, canons, brothers and sisters for the care of the poor and sick. It became an asylum for insane in 1403.
Miscellaneous Information:
First order: Hospital Order of S. Mary of Bethlehem
Contributors:
WRL Project
Date Started:
1247
Date Finished:
1538
Length:
353
