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