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Medieval Chapel of St Mary Magdalen
Heritage Open Day: The Chapel was part of the Hospital of St Mary Magdalen established about 1132 on land given by Archbishop Thurstan of York. The Hospital still exists and provides 10 homes for local people. Medieval hospitals were quite different from modern hospitals. They offered hospitality to the poor and needy, and to travellers, a combination of a Care Home and a Travelodge!
The display in the Chapel aims to provide an insight into the medieval hospitals in England, how they were established and managed.
It is thought there were about 1,000 hospitals in England, all different from one another. Many offered general care to the local poor and to wayfarers. Others specialised. St Mary Magdalen offered care to lepers, like a quarter of the hospitals did.
Sat 7 Sep:1000-1600; Free Entry.
The Chapel of St Mary Magdalen, Magdalens Road, Ripon, North Yorkshire HG4 1HU
Sat 7 September