hospital of the Antonine monastery at Isenheim

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The hospital of the Antonine monastery at Isenheim was a medieval monastic infirmary in Alsace, renowned for treating patients suffering from ergotism and other severe illnesses.

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instanceOf medieval hospital
monastic infirmary
affiliation Antonine monastery at Isenheim
associatedWith Isenheim Altarpiece
country France
era Middle Ages
hasPatientsFrom surrounding regions of Alsace
wider Upper Rhine area
historicalPeriod medieval Europe
locatedIn Alsace
Isenheim
namedAfter Saint Anthony the Great
linked to: Anthony the Great
notableFor treatment of ergotism
treatment of other severe illnesses
treatment of severe skin diseases
operatedBy Antonine Order
operationalModel charitable care
partOf Antonine monastery at Isenheim
primaryFunction treatment of the sick
purpose care of the poor and sick
region Upper Rhine
religiousAffiliation Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
religiousOrder Order of Saint Anthony
specializedIn chronic illnesses
ergotism
infectious diseases
treats ergotism (St. Anthony’s fire)
gangrene
other debilitating diseases
skin lesions

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Isenheim Altarpiece commissionedFor hospital of the Antonine monastery at Isenheim