A greatly influential tradition of faith and healing.

The Arab Hospital, Granada, Spain

Steel engraving by Ribault and JJ Sulpis after F Enriquez, 18th century

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The Arab hospital in Granada was founded in the mid-14th century. Between the Arab invasion of Spain in the 8th century and 1492, when the last Muslim leader, Muhammad XII, surrendered the city to the Catholic monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella, Arabic culture and science flourished in Granada.

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The Arab Hospital, Granada, Spain

Steel engraving by Ribault and JJ Sulpis after F Enriquez, 18th century

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