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Hospital in Jerusalem (building)

URI https://medievalmideast.org/place/17178

i.e. the Muristan in Jerusalem

Names

  • Hebrew: אשפיטל = ʾŚPYṬL 1
  • Latin: hospitale Sanctus Iohannis 2

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Events mentioned by Benjamin of Tudela 1 before c.1170c.117313th C1907
Events mentioned by Burchard of Mount Sion 2 c.1280c.128414th C1864

Sources

  • 1Hospital in Jerusalem: Marcus N. Adler, ed., The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela (London: Frowde, 1907), 35 [Hebrew with English translation].
  • 2hospitale Sanctus Iohannis: Burchard of Mount Sion, Descriptio Terrae Sanctae, in J. C. M. Laurent, ed., Peregrinatores Medii Aevi Quatuor (Leipzig: C. P. Melzeri, 1864), VIII 1. [Latin].

How to Cite This Entry

Thomas A. Carlson, Liran Yadgar, and Margaret Gaida, “Hospital in Jerusalem” in Thomas A. Carlson, ed. Historical Index of the Medieval Middle East, last modified September 16, 2021, https://medievalmideast.org/place/17178.

Additional credit information:

  • Thomas A. Carlson: Data merging and XML; Hebrew transliteration from Benjamin of Tudela's travelogue; and matching from Laurent's Peregrinatores medii aevi quattuor
  • Liran Yadgar: place categorization; abstract; and categorization, matching, Hebrew collection from Benjamin of Tudela's travelogue
  • Margaret Gaida: categorization from Laurent's Peregrinatores medii aevi quattuor
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