Constance Calenda ( it, Costanza or ; ) was an Italian surgeon specializing in diseases of the eye.Walsh JJ. 'Medieval Women Physicians' in ''Old Time Makers of Medicine: The Story of the Students and Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages'', ch. 8, (Fordham University Press; 1911)
(accessed 22 August 2007) She studied at the

University of Salerno The University of Salerno ( it, Università degli Studi di Salerno, UNISA) is a university located in Fisciano and in Baronissi, Italy. Its main campus is located in Fisciano while the Faculty of Medicine is located in Baronissi. It is organize ...

, and was one of the women known as the " ladies of Salerno". Calenda was the daughter of

Salvator Calenda Salvator, original spelling of Salvador, may refer to: * Paulaner Salvator, the original doppelbock brand * ''Salvator'' (lizard), a genus of lizards * Salvator (horse) (1886–1909), an American thoroughbred racehorse * Salvator of Horta (1520� ...

, the dean of the faculty of medicine at the University of Salerno , and afterwards dean of the faculty at Naples. Constance, under the instruction of her father, seems to have obtained special honors for her medical examination. It is possible but unconfirmed that she obtained the degree of doctor of Medicine at the University of Naples.L. Whaley:
Women and the Practice of Medical Care in Early Modern Europe, 1400-1800
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