The Misericords and history of St Mary’s Hospital, Chichester
St Mary’s Hospital chapel contains thirteen, late 13th century misericords of similar quality to those in Chichester Cathedral.
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History of St Mary’s Hospital, Chichester
The hospital was founded in the late 13th century, and the buildings date from this time, it was originally set up independently from the Cathedral to be funded by a Christian foundation and supported by endowments. Originally it was to give hospitality to pilgrims, travellers, vagrants and the poor, by the mid-16th it was primarily used for permanent residents.
Although it does not have its own website, it does have a dedicated page on the Chichester Cathedral website.
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