Sara Corning (March 16, 1872 – May 5, 1969) was a Canadian nurse from Nova Scotia and humanitarian in the Mediterranean during the Greco-Turkish War who established orphanages for Greek and Armenian children.

[3] Sara is listed as a graduate of the Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in Hanover, New Hampshire in 1899.

[1] In 1918, She joined the American Red Cross during the First World War and subsequently signed on with Near East Relief.

[1] In June 1923, King George II of Greece presented her with the Order of the Knights of St. Xavier for her courage and bravery.

[1] She is also honored in the Yarmouth County Museum & Archives, and the Sara Corning Society (both in Nova Scotia).