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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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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. These men proved to be invaluable during the plague, caring for the worst of its victims.
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.
St. Camillus de Lellis is the patron saint of the sick, nurses, doctors, and healthcare workers. Because St. Camillus devoted his life to the care of the sick and dying, his intercession is sought by those who are themselves suffering, as well as by those who treat and provide care for them.
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.
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.
Aug 15, 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 caring...
The Camillians or Clerics Regular, Ministers to the Sick (Latin: Clerci Regulari Ministeri Infirmaribus) are a Catholic religious order founded in 1582 by St. Camillus de Lellis (1550-1614).
At the time of Camillus, hunger, wars and natural disasters commanded the attention of the Order. In 1590 the city of Rome was struck by a grave famine in which over 60,000 people lost their lives. Camillus did everything he could to come to the help of the hungry.
