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Individual visits : from 01/04 to 31/10, open on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays from 2 p.m. to 6.30 p.m from 01/07 to 31/08, open from Tuesday to Sunday from 2 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. Guided tour at 3 p.m. (FR, DU) and FR/DU/ENG audio-guides. Group visits : all year long with booking |
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The hospital Our Lady with the Rose was founded en 1242 and is one of the last examples of a self-sufficient hospital complete with farm, gardens, ice chamber and cemetary, next to the convent buildings and hospital. It is a witness of almost 8 centuries of hospital history and is part of the Monumental heritage of the Walloon region. The pharmacy dates from the mid 19th century and was in use without interruption until 1940. There, you will discovert numerous objects : pharmacy jars, eartenware, pestles and mortars, stills, pill roller device, theriac jars, ... An entire room is dedicated to the discovery and marketing of a miraculous remdy, Helkiase, a strong antiseptic discovered within thes wall by sister Marie-Rose Carouy in 1896. |
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