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Camillus de Lellis
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Key facts
- Born
- 25 May 1550, Bucchianico , Chieti , Kingdom of Naples
- Died
- 14 July 1615 (1615-07-14) (aged 65), 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 with a large red cross on his cassock holding a sick person
- Patronage
- sick ; hospitals ; nurses ; physicians
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Bucchianico
- Place of death
- Rome
- Occupation
- priest
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Field of work
- pastoral care
- Image
- Lellis2.jpg
- Religious order
- Clerics Regular of the Ministers of the Sick
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- Commons category
- Camillus de Lellis
- date of birth
- 1550-05-25
- date of death
- 1614-07-14
- feast day
- July 14
- canonization status
- Catholic saint
- subject has role
- Confessor of the Faith
- described by source
- Wikitólica
Sources (2)
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Encyclopedic overview
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 an Italian Catholic priest 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.
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