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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.
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,...
Jul 18, 2022 · 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. These men proved to be invaluable during the plague, caring for the worst of its victims.
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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. He ...
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.
Its usefulness was soon felt, not only in hospitals, but in private houses. Summoned at every hour of the day and night, the devotion of Camillus never grew cold. With a woman's tenderness he attended to the needs of his patients. He wept with them, consoled them, and prayed with them.
May 25, 2024 · On July 18 the U.S. Catholic Church celebrates the feast day of Saint Camillus de Lellis, who turned from his life as a soldier and gambler to become the founder of an order dedicated to...
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One of these saints, who was also a pioneer in the field of healthcare, was the great Camillus de Lellis. By the end of his life in 1614, Camillus was renowned for his holiness, courage, charity, and leadership as the founder of a religious order that bore a red cross on its habit and cared for the sick without self-regard.
Mar 31, 2024 · See Vatican News to discover the life-story and message of St. Camillus de Lellis, priest, Founder of the Order of the Ministers of the Sick, the Saint of the Day 14 July
Aug 25, 2017 · ‘Theologian’ of the Concern of God. INTRODUCTION. “Why do I not have a hundred arms to serve the sick?” This was the impulse of concern that marked the life of Camillus who allowed himself to become a credible sign of the healing presence of the love of God in the history of every sick person to whom he drew near.
