Founded St Bartholomew Hospital and Priory in 1123, including the church of St Bartholomew the Great, following a vow made while sick on a pilgrimage to Rome. Prior to that he had been a courtier to King Henry I. His tomb is in St Barts. Kipling wrote a poem about him. Londonist has covered this story in rather more detail.
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{The cornice above the arch reads:} St Bartholomew's Hospital, founded by Ra...
{On the frieze above the pillars:} Saint Bartholomew's Hospital, Founded by...
This institution, Beth Holim, originated in Leman Street in 1748, moving to M...
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