Filles-Dieu

The Filles-Dieu ( French 'daughters of God') were a religious community founded in 1226 by William of Auvergne , which was dedicated to the service of the sick.

history

At first they called themselves Sœurs de Saint-Gervais because they worked in the hospital of the same name in Paris around 1300 . There is evidence that the women's community was originally founded to enable Parisian prostitutes to lead a “decent” life.

Her branches were mainly in Paris, Orléans , Beauvais and Abbeville . At the end of the 15th century, the Paris office was on Rue Saint-Denis, just a few meters from Porte Saint-Denis.

The Filles-Dieu wore a white robe and a black cloak.

literature

• Barbara B. Diefendorf: From Penitence to Charity. Pious Women and the Catholic Reformation in Paris . Oxford University Press, Oxford 2004, ISBN 0-19-802558-0 , pp. 52 .

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b} Justine Firnhaber-Baker: Difference and Identity in Francia and Medieval France . Routledge, 2016, ISBN 978-1-351-94423-6 , pp. 256 ( limited preview in Google Book Search).