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
Le Ménestrel it had two serious competitors, "Le Ménestrel" established in 1833 and Maurice Schlesinger's "Gazette Musicale" established in 1834. "Le Ménestrel" was founded by the Paris publisher Joseph-Hippolyte l'Henry, with the first edition (printed by Poussièlgue) appearing on 1 December 1833. In 1835, Schlesinger bought "La Revue Musicale" from Fétis and merged the two journals into "La Revue et gazette musicale de Paris". Until "La Revue et Gazette" ceased publication in 1880, "Le Ménestrel" was to be its main rival in terms of influence and breadth of coverage. E. D'Arlhac took over the directorship of "Le Ménestrel" in July 1835, but