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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.
May 21, 2024 · 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 son of an impoverished nobleman, Camillo became a soldier of fortune and an ...
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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, nurses, and ...
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Jul 18, 2022 · Saint of the Day for July 18. (1550 – July 14, 1614) Saint Camillus de Lellis’ Story. Humanly speaking, Camillus was not a likely candidate for sainthood. His mother died when he was a child, his father neglected him, and he grew up with an excessive love for gambling. At 17, he was afflicted with a disease of his leg that remained with him ...
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Jul 17, 2017 · St. Camillus de Lellis (1550 – 1614) was a true ruffian; a wild, undisciplined youth who grew into a battle-hardened soldier, complete with a violent temper and a serious gambling addiction. His foul behavior and bad habits, combined with a persistent war wound in his leg, left him in utter poverty. He later found work doing odd jobs at a ...
Dec 15, 2021 · Camillus de Lellis was an Italian nobleman born in 1550 who served as a soldier fighting the Turks. Three times between 1571 and 1584, his abscessed leg forced him to seek care in a Roman hospital; each time he worked there during and after his treatment. He was disgusted by the bad care in the hospital and decided a religious order devoted to ...
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St. Camillus de Lellis. THE early years of Camillus gave no sign of sanctity. At the age of nineteen he took service with his father, an Italian noble, against the Turks, and after four years’ hard campaigning found himself, through his violent temper, reckless habits, and inveterate passion for gambling, a discharged soldier, and in such ...
