Hugh Canefro was a 12th-century Italian crusader and dedicated caregiver who belonged to the Knights Hospitaller. Born into a noble family in Castellazzo Bormida, he participated in the Third Crusade alongside figures such as Conrad of Montferrat. After leaving military service in his early twenties, he committed himself to nursing the sick at the hospital of San Giovanni di Pré in Genoa. He remained devoted to this medical work for over five decades until his death in 1233.