Saint Camillus de Lellis M.I. | |
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 Patron saint of the sick | |
| Priest and religious founder | |
| Born | 25 May 1550 Bucchianico, Chieti, Kingdom of Naples |
| Died | 14 July 1614 (aged 64) Rome, Papal States |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 1742, Rome, Papal States, by Pope Benedict XIV |
| Canonized | 1746, Rome, Papal States, by Pope Benedict XIV |
| Major shrine | Church of Santa Maria Maddalena, Rome, Italy |
| Feast | 14 July 18 July (General Roman Calendar, 1762-1969; still in the United States) |
| Attributes | A Catholic priest holding a sick person |
| Patronage | sick; hospitals; nurses; physicians |
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.