History
A Fraternity with more than 400 years.
A Fraternity with more than 400 years.
The hospital belongs to Fraternidade da Venerável Ordem Terceira de S. Francisco da Cidade (a fraternity of the Secular Franciscan Order in Portugal), nowadays called Fraternidade de S. Francisco da Cidade, Ordem Franciscana Secular (OFS), established on July, 12th, 1615 (XVII century).
The Fraternity has grown and is now an important cultural and spiritual center. Its presence in the city of Lisbon carries the feature of being a fraternal and fraternising spirituality, in which nobles and commoners live as equals.
Throughout its existence, and in addition to its spirituality, the Fraternidade de São Francisco da Cidade, OFS, has developed complementary social services such as the Hospital da Ordem Terceira do Chiado, and the nursing home Casa de São Francisco.
