It is no surprise that the longest running hospital in the world was founded in honor of the Great Physician. Though Christian history is not without conflict, Christianity has a longstanding history of care for the sick, the poor, and the oppressed. The Hôtel Dieu is no exception to either, and has its own long history of both conflict and care. In fact, the Hôtel Dieu in Paris is but one of many French hospitals founded by the Catholic Church, created to offer Christian cha

In my last blog, I discussed Prefect Henri-Auguste Lozé and the Student Riots of 1893. My readers will be far more familiar with Lozé than Lépine, having seen Lozé several times in the Callahan Chronicles up to this point, and, if they have read Grayound , will at least know the name of Louis Lépine, who is briefly introduced. In reality, the opposite is true. Lozé is hardly known, and despite a long career of faithful service to France, is remembered mostly due to his bungl

Le Havre Carte de Visite (Postcard of Le Havre, 19th century) One of the most prominent locations in Gray Matter, the sequel to Grayscale...