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Edinburgh, St Leonard's Chapel and Hospital

Chapel (medieval), Hospital (medieval)

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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Edinburgh, St Leonard's Chapel and Hospital as Chapel (medieval), Hospital (medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
St Leonard's Chapel and Hospital in Edinburgh is associated with St Leonard, a 6th-century Frankish saint known for his role as a former robber who converted to monastic life and became a patron of prisoners and the sick. The site functioned as both a place of worship and a medieval hospital, reflecting the tradition of religious care for the poor and infirm in Scotland.

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