In French-speaking countries, a hôtel-Dieu () was originally a hospital for the poor and needy, run by the Catholic Church. Nowadays these buildings or institutions have either kept their function as a hospital, the one in Paris being the oldest and most renowned, or have been converted into hotels, museums, or general purpose buildings (for instance housing a préfecture, the administrative head office of a French department). Therefore, as a secondary meaning, the term hôtel-Dieu can also refer to the building itself, even if it no longer houses a hospital. Examples include: Belgium Notre Dame à la Rose, founded in 1242 France Hôtel-Dieu d'Angers, founded in 1153 Hôtel-Dieu de Beaune, founded in 1443 Hôtel-Dieu of Carpentras, built in 1754 Hôtel-Dieu of Château-Thierry, founded in 1304 Hôtel-Dieu of Cluny, built in the 17th and 18th century Hôtel-Dieu de Lyon, created in 1478 Hôtel-Dieu of Nantes, completed in 1508 Hôtel-Dieu de Paris, founded in 650 Hôtel-Dieu of Reims Hôtel-Dieu de Tonnerre, founded in 1293 Canada Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec Hôtel-Dieu de Québec, Quebec City, Quebec Hôtel-Dieu de Sherbrooke (CHUS), Sherbrooke, Quebec Hôtel-Dieu Grace Hospital, Windsor, Ontario Hotel Dieu Hospital (Kingston, Ontario), Kingston, Ontario Hotel Dieu Shaver Health and Rehabilitation Centre, St. Catharines, Ontario United States University Hospital, New Orleans, previously known as Hôtel-Dieu Hotel Dieu Hospital, Beaumont, Texas, founded in 1896 and consolidated with Saint Elizabeth's Hospital in 1970 Hotel Dieu Hospital, El Paso, Texas, founded in 1893 and permanently closed in 1987 Lebanon Hôtel-Dieu de France, Beirut, Lebanon, a private hospital owned by the French state See also French Hospital (disambiguation) List of hospitals in France Buildings and structures in France Hospitals in France Hospitals in Canada Catholic hospitals