Saint of the Day 14/July, 18/July
Saint of the Day (July 14 & 18) ✠ St. Camillus de Lellis ✠ Priest and Religious Founder: Born: May 25, 1550 Bucchianico, Chieti, Kingdom of Naples Died: July 14, 1614 (Aged 64) Rome, Papal States Venerated in: Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 1742 AD Pope Benedict XIV Canonized: 1746 AD 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) Patronage: Sick; Hospitals; Nurses; Physicians Saint Camillus de Lellis, M.I., was a Roman Catholic priest from Italy who founded a religious order dedicated to the care of the sick. St. Camillus de Lellis was a gambling soldier who lost everything before he decided to dedicate his life to caring for the sick. He was born in Italy in 1550 and grew to be a large man—he stood six and a half feet tall. When he turned 17, his father allowed him to accompany him to fight with the Venetians a...