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Eight Widows Keep House in Rue Saint-Sauveur for Five Centuries
A Paris legend holds that since 1423 the house built by Gaston de Jansac has housed eight widows who nurse the ill and avoid public charges. Although the building changed, the trust remains, preserving eight widows at the site through repeated reconstructions.
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Rue Saint-Sauveur
Paris
New York Sun
Gaston de Jansac
Charles VII
Cravant
Aurerre
de Jansac
Angels of Mercy