Hôpital des Enfants-Trouvés

Former hospital for abandoned children
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The former hospital

48°51′11″N 2°22′16″E / 48.853°N 2.371°E / 48.853; 2.371

The Hôpital des Enfants-Trouvés was an institution of Paris established to take care of abandoned children. It was founded by Vincent de Paul in 1638.

See also

  • Child abandonment
  • Foundling hospital
  • Les Enfants-Trouvés (1831); by André Delrieu


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