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- Camillus de Lellis, M.I., (25 May 1550 – 14 July 1614) was a Roman Catholic priest from Italy who founded the Camillians, a religious order dedicated to the care of the sick. He was beatified by Pope Benedict XIV in the year 1742, and canonized by him four years later in 1746.
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Camillus de Lellis, M.I., (25 May 1550 – 14 July 1614) was a Roman Catholic priest from Italy who founded the Camillians, a religious order dedicated to the care of the sick. He was beatified by Pope Benedict XIV in the year 1742, and canonized by him four years later in 1746.
Saint Camillus of Lellis (born May 25, 1550, Bucchianico, Kingdom of Naples [now in Italy]—died July 14, 1614, Rome; canonized 1746; feast day July 14) was the founder of the Ministers of the Sick. Along with St. John of God, Camillus became patron of the sick.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jul 18, 2024 · Saint Camillus de Lellis was rejected by the Capuchins because of an ongoing medical condition. Against the advice of a friend, he founded a religious community on his own to care for the sick.
- Franciscan Media
Apr 18, 2020 · St. Camillus de Lellis turned from a life as a soldier and gambler to become a priest and the founder of an order dedicated to caring for the sick. He is the patron saint of hospitals,...
- Jonah Mckeown
St. Camillus de Lellis was born at Bocchianico, Italy. He fought for the Venetians against the Turks, was addicted to gambling, and by 1574 was penniless in Naples. He became a Capuchin novice, but was unable to be professed because of a diseased leg he contracted while fighting the Turks.
Jul 14, 2024 · St. Camillus de Lellis, born in Chieti, Italy, in May 25, 1550, is renowned as the Patron Saint of Hospitals, the Sick, Nurses, and Physicians. His early life was marked by turbulence and vice. After his mother’s early death and his father’s absence due to military service, Camillus joined the army at a young age.
Jul 14, 2024 · July 14: Saint Camillus de Lellis, Priest—Optional Memorial. (In the United States this memorial is transferred to July 18) 1550–1614. Patron Saint of the sick, hospitals, hospital workers, nurses, and nursing associations. Invoked against the vice of gambling.
