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dare to hope

THE LADY WITH THE LAMP

8/12/2020

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Florence Nightingale died on this day in 1910.  She is honored throughout the world as the founder of the modern profession of nursing.
 
Trained as a nurse in Germany, she briefly superintended a hospital In London. 
In 1854, responding to God’s call and animated by a spirit of service, she volunteered for duty during the Crimean War and recruited 38 nurses to join
her.  As they worked in British field hospitals to organize the first modern nursing service, they radically reduced the high death toll and infection rate that had prevailed there.  Wounded soldiers called Florence “the Lady with the Lamp” from her late-night rounds to check on them. 
 
After returning to England, Florence Nightingale founded an institution in London for the training of nurses and published her main work, Notes on Nursing.  She became a major advocate for public health in India and the role of statistics in medical care.
 
A lifelong Anglican, her religion sustained her through extended ill health.  During her final years, unable to leave home, Florence Nightingale engaged in spiritual conversation with prominent religious leaders and regularly received Holy Communion.
 
Pray for nurses everywhere.

Charles Hoffacker
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Ana Carol link
6/8/2023 12:34:24 pm

Thank you for sharing this touching article honoring Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing. Her dedication and service during the Crimean War, where she and her team of nurses significantly reduced the death toll and infection rates, are truly remarkable. The nickname "the Lady with the Lamp" reflects the compassion and care she provided to wounded soldiers during her late-night rounds. Additionally, her contributions to nursing education and her advocacy for public health and the role of statistics in medical care are invaluable. It's inspiring to see how her faith sustained her throughout her life. Thank you for reminding us to pray for nurses everywhere. Your article is a wonderful tribute to a remarkable woman.

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    The Rev. Charles Hoffacker is a retired priest of the Diocese of Washington
    who lives in Greenbelt, Maryland. He and his wife Helena Mirtova are members of Ascension and St. Agnes.

    The Rev. Mary McCue, is a vocational deacon and currently ministers at Church of the Ascension and St. Agnes.
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    The Rev. Dominique Peridans is the Rector of Church of the Ascension and St. Agnes. 

    Molly Jane Layton is a seminarian intern at Ascension and St. Agnes. 

    Zach Baker Rodes is a seminarian intern at Ascension and St. Agnes.

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