[An illustration of a ship, symbolizing the symbol of Paris]

Histoire de Paris

Hôpital de la Trinité
Du 142 au 164 de la rue Saint-Denis s’étendait l’hôpital de la Trinité, fondé en 1201 par deux gentilshommes allemands, frères utérins, Guillaume Escuacol et Jean de la Palée, pour héberger les voyageurs arrivés après la fermeture des portes de l’enceinte de Philippe Auguste. Géré par les Prémontrés dès 1210, il abrite en 1402 le premier théâtre parisien, où les Confrères de la Passion jouent mystères et soties.

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Les comédiens doivent le quitter en 1535 lors de l’affectation de l’hôpital aux orphelins pauvres. Devenu l’hospice des Enfants Bleus, de la couleur de leur costume ,l’établissement forme, jusqu’ à sa suppression en 1790, un grand nombre d’artisans de talent.

One of the series of signs describing historical places in Paris. The signs were placed starting in 1992 and are also called sucettes Starck (Starck’s Lollipops) after Philippe Starck who designed them.

The sign describes the place where the hospital stood that was established in 1202

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Translation of the text on the sign:
[An illustration of a ship, symbolizing the symbol of Paris]

History of Paris

Trinity Hospital
From 142 to 164 rue Saint-Denis stretched the hospital of the Trinity, founded in 1201 by two German gentlemen, uterine brothers, Guillaume Escuacol and Jean de la Palée, to accommodate travelers arriving after the closing of the gates of the enclosure of Philippe Auguste. Managed by the Prémonstratensians since 1210, in 1402 it housed the first Parisian theater, where the Brothers of the Passion played mysteries and soties.

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The actors had to leave it in 1535 when the hospital was allocated to poor orphans. Having become the hospice for Blue Children, the color of their costume, the establishment trained, until its suppression in 1790, a large number of talented craftsmen.