WHO HAVE SPECIAL EFFORTS TO HELP : Saint Keller

WHO HAS SERVICE TO POOR PEOPLE ?

 Saint Francis of Assisi

Saint Francis of Assisi (1181 - 1226) was born into a rich Italian family. He gave up all his wealth and devoted his life to the service of poor and sick people. He was a Roman Catholic friar and the founder of the Order of Friars Minor, more commonly known as the Franciscans. Franciscans are monks who follow his example. He is known as the patron saint of animals, birds and the environment, and it is customary for Catholic churches to hold ceremonies honoring animals around his feast day on October 4th.

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GREATEST PHYSICIANS OF CHINESE HISTORY: LI SHIZHEN

Greatest Physician and Pharmacologists in Chinese History

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Li Shizhen

Li Shizhen (1518-1593), was one of the greatest physicians and pharmacologists in Chinese history. His major contribution to medicine was his forty-year work, which is found in his epic book the Bencao Gangmu. He is also considered to be the greatest naturalist of China, and was very interested in the proper classification of herb components. The book has details about more than 1,800 drugs, including 1,100 illustrations and 11,000 prescriptions. The book was reprinted frequently and five of the original editions still exist.

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WHO HAS START NURSING SYSTEM: NIGHTINGALE

Helpers And Healers

Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), who came to be known as the Lady of the Lamp, was a pioneer of the modern nurshing system, a writer and a noted statistician. florence Nightingale's most famous contribution came during the Crimean War, which became her central focus whin reports began to filter back to Britain about the horrific conditions for the wounded. On October 21, 1854, she and a staff of 38 women volunteer nurses, trained by Nightingale and her aunt Mai Smith, were sent to Turkey, some 545 km across the Black Sea from Balaklava in the Crimea, where the main Britishj camp was based.

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