Camillus de Lellis

Italian priest, nurse and saint

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It is catalogued under topics including 1550 births, 1614 deaths and 16th-century Christian saints.

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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

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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

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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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