Old St. John’s Hospital
The Hospital of St. John was a medieval hospital in Bruges, founded in the mid-12th century. Located next to the Church of Our Lady, the premises contain some of Europe's oldest surviving hospital buildings.Photo: Sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: 12th-century hospital in Bruges, Belgium, now museum
- Also known as: “Hans Memling Museum”, “Hans Memlingmuseum”, “Memling in Sint-Jan-Hospitaalmuseum”, “Memling Museum”, “Memlingmuseum”, “Sint-Janshospitaal”, and “Site Oud Sint-Jan”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of Our Lady and Groeningemuseum.
Church of Our Lady
Church
Photo: Wolfgang Staudt, CC BY 2.0.
The Church of Our Lady is a Roman Catholic church in Bruges, Belgium, dating mainly from the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries. Its 115.6-metre-high tower remains the tallest structure in the city and the third tallest brickwork church tower in the world. Church of Our Lady is situated 160 metres northeast of Old St. John’s Hospital.
Groeningemuseum
Museum
Photo: Le Fou, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Groeningemuseum is a municipal museum in Bruges, Belgium, built on the site of the medieval Eekhout Abbey. It houses a collection of Flemish and Belgian painting covering six centuries, from Jan van Eyck to Marcel Broodthaers. Groeningemuseum is situated 330 metres northeast of Old St. John’s Hospital.
Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaerde, Bruges
Protected area
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
The Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaerde is the only preserved beguinage in Bruges, Belgium. There are no more beguines living there, but since 1927, it has functioned as a convent for Benedictines, founded by canon Hoornaert. Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaerde, Bruges is situated 290 metres south of Old St. John’s Hospital.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Boeveriewijk and Ezelstraatkwartier.
Old St. John’s Hospital
- Categories: museum, former hospital, organization, hospital, and tourism
- Location: Bruges, Arrondissement of Bruges, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
51.20363° or 51° 12′ 13″ northLongitude
3.22268° or 3° 13′ 22″ eastOpen location code
9F35663F+F3OpenStreetMap ID
way 465040917OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q2432540
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Welsh—“Old St. John’s Hospital” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Spitali i Vjetër Shën Gjoni”
- Armenian: “Սուրբ Յոհանի հիվանդանոց”
- Catalan: “Museu Memling”
- Chinese: “圣若望医院”
- Dutch: “Memlingmuseum”
- Dutch: “Oud Sint-Janshospitaal”
- Dutch: “Sint Janshospitaal”
- Dutch: “Sint-Janshospitaal”
- Esperanto: “Hospitalo de Sankta Johano”
- French: “ancien hôpital Saint-Jean”
- French: “Ancien hôpital Saint-Jean”
- French: “Hôpital Saint-Jean”
- French: “Memling in Sint-Jan-Hospitaalmuseum”
- French: “Musée Memling”
- German: “Memling in Sint-Jan-Hospitaalmuseum”
- German: “Memlingmuseum”
- German: “Sint-Janshospitaal”
- Italian: “Ospedale di San Giovanni”
- Japanese: “メムリンク美術館”
- Japanese: “聖ヨハネ病院”
- Polish: “Muzeum Memlinga”
- Portuguese: “Museu Memling”
- Russian: “Госпиталь Св. Иоанна”
- Russian: “Госпиталь Святого Иоанна”
- Slovenian: “Sint-Janshospitaal”
- Spanish: “Antiguo hospital de San Juan”
- Spanish: “Hospital de San Juan”
- Vlaams: “Oud Sint-Jan”
- Vlaams: “Sint-Janshospitaal”
- Welsh: “Sint-Janshospitaal”
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