Camillus de Lellis

Saint

Camillus de Lellis

M.I.
Patron saint of the sick
Priest and religious founder
Born25 May 1550
Bucchianico, Chieti,
Kingdom of Naples
Died14 July 1614(1614-07-14) (aged 64)
Rome, Papal States
Venerated inCatholic Church
Beatified1742, Rome, Papal States, by Pope Benedict XIV
Canonized1746, Rome, Papal States, by Pope Benedict XIV
Major shrineChurch of Santa Maria Maddalena, Rome, Italy
Feast14 July
18 July (General Roman Calendar, 1762-1969; still in the United States)
AttributesA Catholic priest holding a sick person
Patronagesick; hospitals; nurses; physicians
The memorial tablet in the main courtyard of the Ca' Granda, in Milan.
Plaque of Camillo de Lellis inside the historical Hospital of San Giacomo in Rome

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. De Lellis is the patron saint of the sick, hospitals, nurses and physicians. His assistance is also invoked against gambling.