Paris in the Middle Ages and the clergy of Paris, followed by the members of religious orders and representatives of all the guilds and professions of the city. A similar procession took place from the Montagne Sainte-Geneviève on the Left Bank to Saint-Denis, including the students and faculty of the University. According to tradition, the first Paris hospital, the Hôtel Dieu, was founded in 651 by Saint Landry, the Bishop of Paris. It was first mentioned in texts in 829. It was located on the southern side of the Île de la Cité between the river and the parvis of Notre Dame, which gave it
Paris in the 17th century title, "Nouvelles ordinaries de divers androids". In the same year the prominent Parisian doctor and philanthropist, Théophraste Renaudot, launched a weekly newspaper, "La Gazette". Renaudot had good connections with Cardinal Richelieu, and his new paper was given royal patronage; "La Gazette" took over the earlier newspaper, and also became the first to have advertising. Later, in 1762, under the name "Gazette de France", it became the official newspaper of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 1665, a new weekly, "Le Journal des savants" appeared, followed in 1672 by "Le Mercure Galant". which in 1724 became the "Mercure de France". The