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St. John of God was a Catholic Portuguese-Spanish in the 16th cent. After a strong spiritual experience and an awful admission in a psych ward, he dedicated his life to serve the sick poor. His successors founded an order now running hospitals across the world.

St. John of God was a Catholic Portuguese-Spanish in the 16th cent. After a strong spiritual experience and an awful admission in a psych ward, he dedicated his life to serve the sick poor. His successors founded an order now running hospitals across the world. #psychiatryhistory
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A Brother of the Order of the Hospitallers of St. John in the 19th, St. Benito Menni, founded a β€˜spin-off’ for nuns and especially devoted to run mental health care centers for the severely ill. They are also internationally widespread. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedict_…

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