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Origin and history

The "Hospice des Enfants-Rouges" is located in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris. Although its exact period of foundation is not specified in the available sources, its name evokes a historical vocation to receive and protect children in vulnerable situations, typical of the charitable urban institutions of the past centuries. In the Parisian context, hospices played a central role in caring for marginalized populations, including orphans and abandoned children.

These structures reflected the social concerns of their time, often brought about by religious or municipal initiatives. The Hospital for Red Children is part of this tradition, although the specific details of its operation or evolution are not documented in the information provided.