Museum Godshuis Belle

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The Museum Godshuis Belle is a small museum in Ypres. Located in the chapel of an old almshouse, it houses the art collection of the Ypres Public Centre for Social Welfare .

During the broadcloth crisis in 1270-1274, many people in Ypres became poor and needed support. A caritative institution was created c. 1273 by Christine de Guinness, the widow of Salomon Belle. By 1276, it was expanded with a chapel and a hospital. Jehan Yperman, the first medical writer in Dutch, worked here from 1304 until his death in 1331. In 1616, a new chapel was built.

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Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium

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