The Filles-Dieu ("daughters of God") were a French
religious congregation
A religious congregation is a type of religious institute in the Catholic Church. They are legally distinguished from religious orders – the other major type of religious institute – in that members take simple vows, whereas members of religi ...
founded before 1270, which was devoted to the service of the sick.
Background
Briefly known as Sisters of Saint-Gervais, since they were employed in the hospital of the same name in 1300. Their branches were mainly in Paris,
Orléans
Orléans (;"Orleans" (US) and Beauvais, and
Abbeville
Abbeville (, vls, Abbekerke, pcd, Advile) is a commune in the Somme department and in Hauts-de-France region in northern France.
It is the chef-lieu of one of the arrondissements of Somme. Located on the river Somme, it was the capital of ...
. At the end of the 15th century the Paris house was on the Rue Saint-Denis, just a few metres from the
Porte Saint-Denis
The Porte Saint-Denis ( en, St. Denis Gate) is a Parisian monument located in the 10th arrondissement, at the site of one of the gates of the Wall of Charles V, one of Paris' former city walls. It is located at the crossing of the Rue Saint-De ...
, and was a home for two hundred ex-prostitutes.Sumption, Jonathan, ''The Hundred Years War: Trial by Battle'', Volume 1 of ''The Hundred Years War'', 1999, University of Pennsylvania Press, google books /ref> The Filles-Dieu wore white robes and black coats.