The Hospital of Medieval Venetian Methoni

In medieval Venetian Methoni, the provision of medical care could be roughly divided into two phases. During the first phase, Venice provided medical care solely to the staff, the garrison, and the Venetian citizens residing in Methoni. Medical care to the rest of the population was offered by the s...

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Published in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2023-08, Vol.15 (8), p.e43203-e43203
Main Authors: Biris, Ioannis A, Biris, Andreas I, Michaleas, Spyros N, Papaioannou, Theodore G, Karamanou, Marianna
Format: Article
Language:English
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Health care delivery
History of medicine
Hospitals
Medieval medicine
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Public Health
Public services
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Summary:In medieval Venetian Methoni, the provision of medical care could be roughly divided into two phases. During the first phase, Venice provided medical care solely to the staff, the garrison, and the Venetian citizens residing in Methoni. Medical care to the rest of the population was offered by the solitary orders that had settled in the area after the conquest of Methoni, in the context of charity. In the second phase, when trade with the East and also the pilgrimages to the Holy Places increased, the Senate took over medical care, initially by subsidizing the local monasteries and later, according to a decision made by the Senate of Venice since 1423, by taking over the provision from its own hospital, which was located in the residential area of the castle, dedicated to Saint Johannes the Theologian (Evangelist).
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.43203