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The Filles-Dieu ("daughters of God") were a French religious congregation founded before 1270, which was devoted to the service of the sick.
Briefly known as Sisters of Saint-Gervais, since they were employed in the hospital of the same name in 1300.[citation needed] Their branches were mainly in Paris, Orléans, Beauvais, and Abbeville.[citation needed] 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, and was a home for two hundred ex-prostitutes.[1] The Filles-Dieu wore white robes and black coats.[citation needed]
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