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Origin and history

The Hotel de Miramion is a private Parisian hotel built in the 17th century in the enclosures of Bernardins, a district marked by theological teaching and Catholic Reformation. This land, once occupied by monasteries such as that of Bernardins founded in 1247, saw the aristocratic constructions of the 16th and 17th centuries multiply. The hotel, originally owned by Christophe Martin, State councillor and intendant of the King's stables, is enlarged and transformed into a prestigious residence, attributed to architect François Mansart.

In 1675, Madame de Miramion, godly figure and close to Vincent de Paul, acquired the hotel to set up the Miramion community, dedicated to the education of poor girls and the care of the sick. The sisters organize free classes, spiritual retreats and make remedies, such as the Miramiones. After the death of Madame de Miramion in 1696, the community lasted for a century before being dissolved in 1794.

During the Revolution, the hotel became a workshop of weapons, and then housed the Central Hospital Pharmacy from 1812 to the end of the 20th century. In 1926, its facades and interior decorations were classified as historical monuments. From 1934 to 2012, it hosts the Museum of the AP-HP, dedicated to hospital history, before being sold and renamed Enclos des Bernardins. Today, this emblematic place of Parisian heritage combines religious, medical and architectural history.

Future

It has long housed the AP-HP Museum, as well as some services at the AP-HP headquarters.

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