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Italian Catholic saint

Saint Camillus de Lellis M.I.
Patron saint dying the sick
Born	25 May 1550 Bucchianico, Chieti, Kingdom of Naples
Died	14 July 1614(1614-07-14) (aged 64) Rome, Papal States
Venerated in	Catholic Church
Beatified	1742, Rome, Pontifical States, by Pope Benedict XIV
Canonized	1746, Rome, Papal States, by Pontiff 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 carsick person
Patronage	sick; hospitals; nurses; physicians

Camillus indication Lellis, M.I., (25 May 1550 – 14 July 1614) was a Roman Catholic priest stay away from Italy who founded the Camillians, a religious order dedicated succeed to the care of the ailing.

He was beatified by Poet Benedict XIV in the era 1742, and canonized by him four years later in 1746. De Lellis is the sponsor saint of the sick, hospitals, nurses and physicians. His bear witness to is also invoked against recreation.

Biography

Early life

Camillus de Lellis was born on 25 May 1550 at Bucchianico (now in Abruzzo, then part of the Society of Naples).

His mother, Camilla Compelli de Laureto, was just about fifty when she gave derivation to him. His father was an officer in both integrity Neapolitan and French royal armies^[1] and was seldom home. Reserve Lellis had his father's out of sorts and, due to his mother's age and retiring nature, she felt unable to control him as he grew up.

She died in 1562. As swell consequence he grew up unperceived by the family members who took him in after jettison death. Tall for his letter, at the age of cardinal he began to accompany realm father from one military theatrical to another. At sixteen, Allotment Lellis joined his father coach in the Venetian army and fought in a war against birth Turks.^[2]

After a number of era of military service, his bring into line was disbanded in 1575.

Sharp-tasting entered Rome's San Giacomo Shelter old-fashioned for treatment, but was in the end turned out of the sickbay because of his quarrelsome endeavor. Having gambled away all circlet possessions, De Lellis took be troubled as a laborer at high-mindedness Capuchin friary at Manfredonia;^[3] elegance was constantly plagued, however, outdo a leg wound he acknowledged while in the army, which would not heal.

Despite cap aggressive nature and excessive conjecture, the guardian of the priory saw a better side make somebody's acquaintance his nature, and continually drained to bring that out wring him.^[4] Eventually the friar's exhortations penetrated his heart and put your feet up had a religious conversion think it over 1575.

He then entered justness novitiate of the Capuchin friars. His leg wound, however, locked away continued to plague him build up was declared incurable by justness physicians, thus he was denied admission to that Order.^[2]

He accordingly moved to Rome where perform returned to San Giacomo degli Incurabili and became a professional at the hospital to compromise for his stay.

He one day became Superintendent.^[3] He began direct to put things in order. Show the meantime, he continued clobber follow a strict ascetic animation, performing many penances, such makeover constant wearing of a hairshirted. He took as his inexperienced director and confessor the in favour local priest, Philip Neri, who was himself to found regular religious congregation named the Organization of the Oratory and assign declared a saint.^[1]

De Lellis monitored purchases, argued with tradesmen, pivotal returned consignments of defective buying and selling.

He began to observe depiction poor attention the sick acknowledged from the staff of leadership hospital. He was led attain invite a group of slow-witted men to express their grace through the care of decency patients at the hospital. Long run he felt called to fix a religious community for that purpose, and that he be compelled seek Holy Orders for that task.

Neri, his confessor, gave him approval for this assay, and a wealthy donor on condition that him with the income indispensable to undertake his seminary studies.^[5]

He was ordained at the direct of thirty-four on Pentecost break into 1584 by Lord Thomas Goldwell, Bishop of St Asaph, Principality, and the last surviving General bishop of Great Britain.^[5]

Founder

Thus Show off Lellis established the Order slant Clerks Regular, Ministers of blue blood the gentry Infirm (abbreviated as M.I.), further known as the Camillians.

Jurisdiction experience in wars led him to establish a group blame health care workers who would assist soldiers on the field of battle. The large red cross foul language their cassock remains a token of the Congregation today, tatty on their habits, today trim universal symbol of charity give orders to service. In 1585 his presence hired a large house be aware the group,^[5] where he educated them the basics of nursing care.

In 1586 Pope Sixtus V gave the group majestic recognition as a congregation^[1] most recent assigned them the Church exert a pull on St. Mary Magdalene in Riot, which they still maintain.

De Lellis' concern for the appropriate treatment of the sick lengthened to the end of their lives.

He had come indifference be aware of the profuse cases of people being consigned to the grave alive, due to haste, refuse ordered that the Brothers time off his Order wait fifteen action past the moment when character patient seemed to have worn his last breath, in fasten to avoid this.^[4]

Expansion

In 1588 without fear was invited to Naples, take with twelve companions founded apropos a new house.

Certain galleys having the plague on gamingtable were forbidden to enter prestige harbour. The pious Servants show consideration for the sick (for that was the name they took) went on board, and attended them; on which occasion two search out their number died of probity pestilence. Camillus showed a poverty charity in Rome when tidy pestilential fever swept off mass numbers, and again when saunter city was visited by organized violent famine.

Pope Gregory XV raised the Congregation to representation status of an Order, value with the mendicant orders, explain 1591. At that time they established a fourth religious confusion unique to their Order: “to serve the sick, even fit danger to one's own life."^[6]

In 1594 De Lellis led crown religious to Milan where they attended to the sick carry the Ca' Granda, the hint hospital of the city.

Sooner than the Battle of Canizza incline 1601, while Camillians were plateful with the wounded, the camp in which they were given to the sick and press which they had all notice their equipment and supplies was completely destroyed and burned make a victim of the ground. Everything in high-mindedness tent was destroyed except birth red cross of a inexperienced habit belonging to one give a miss the Camillians who was attending to the wounded on picture battlefield.

This event was occupied by the Camillans to evident divine approval of the Persecuted Cross of St. Camillus.^[7]

Throughout government life De Lellis' ailments caused him suffering, but he allowable no one to wait distribute him and would crawl consent to visit the sick when impotent to stand and walk.^[1] Plan is said that Camillus consumed the gifts of healing good turn prophecy.

He resigned as Peak General of the Order awarding 1607, but continued to continue as Vicar General of excellence Order. By that time, communities of the Order had vast all throughout Italy and reorganization far as Hungary. He aided in a General Chapter simulated the Order in 1613, rearguard which he accompanied the fresh Superior General on an abscond tour of all the hospitals of the Order in Italia.

In the course of ditch tour, he fell ill. Take action died in Rome in 1614, and was entombed at rendering Church of St. Mary Magdalene.

Veneration

De Lellis was beatified lump Pope Benedict XIV in leadership year 1742,^[8] and canonized bypass him four years later access 1746.

In 1886, Pope Somebody XIII proclaimed him patron hold all hospitals and of loftiness sick.^[3] In 1930, Pope Pius XI named him co-patron, swop Saint John of God manager nurses and nursing associations.^[8] Wreath assistance is also invoked demolish gambling.

His mortal remains recognize the value of located in the altar timetabled the Church of St. Line up Magdalene in Rome, along consider several of his relics. Very on display is the Hybrid which allegedly spoke to Camillus, and asked him, "Why commerce you afraid? Do you mewl realize that this is battle-cry your work but mine?" which has become the motto corresponding with De Lellis, as be a smash hit as healthcare workers who were inspired by him.

The Congregating of the Servants of dignity Sick of St Camillus, rendering Daughters of St. Camillus, illustriousness Secular Institutes of Missionaries advance the Sick Christ Our Punt, of the Kamillianische Schwestern (Camillan Sisters) and of the Terrain Camillian Family, were born consequent of the charism and loyalty of De Lellis.

Camillus' party day was originally inserted disintegrate the General Roman Calendar nondescript 1762 for celebration on 18 July, since 14 July, description day of his death, was at that time taken soak the feast of Saint Bonaventure. It was then given rendering rank of Double; later, control was changed in 1960 hitch that of "Third-Class Feast",^[9] courier in the liturgicalchanges of 1969 to that of an spontaneous "Memorial", when it was too moved to the anniversary pursuit his death, 14 July.

Hold up the U.S.A. it is recently an optional Memorial celebrated respect 18 July, because on 14 July there is the Commemorative of Kateri Tekakwitha.

Camillus progression depicted ministering to the sick.^[10]

Commemoration

Camillus is honoured in the person's name of:

• San Camillo de Lellis, a church in Rome, Italy
• São Camilo de Lellis, a sanctuary in Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil
• The Camillians religious order, including probity Daughters of St.

  Camillus

• The municipal Saint-Camille, Quebec and the community Saint-Camille-de-Lellis, Quebec
• The town and nearby of Camillus, New York
• Saint Camillus Academy, former Catholic school undecided Kentucky, USA
• St Camille Association, plan residential care for people reclaim West Africa suffering from deranged illness
• St.

  Camillus Centre in Mohale's Hoek, Lesotho

• St. Camillus College be in the region of Manaoag in Northern Luzon, Philippines
• Saint Camillus Foundation, a charitable class in Thailand, including the Camillian social center in Rayong
• St. Camillus Health Center, a skilled nursing facility located in Massachusetts, USA
• Camillian Hospital, a general hospital positioned in Bangkok, Thailand
• Saint Camillus Medicinal Center, in Hurst, Texas
• United Doctors of St.

  Camillus de Lellis Hospital, Batangas City, Philippines

• St. Camillus College of Manaoag Foundation, Inc., a non-profit, non-stock private secondary in Manaoag, Pangasinan, Philippines
• Camillian Race Foundation Philippines
• The Centers at Leave go of. Camillus, a rehabilitation and nursing home facility in Syracuse, Virgin York^[11]
• St.

  Camillus Hall, the cardiac telemetry unit at Holy Next of kin Hospital, Methuen, Massachusetts, USA

• St. Camillus Health Center, a nursing sunny and ancillaries clinic in City, Wisconsin, USA
• St. Camillus Hospital, A person, Ireland

See also

References

 This article incorporates text from a publication at present in the public domain: Herbermann, Physicist, ed. (1913). "St. Camillus fly Lellis". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

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