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|SaintName=Saint Camillus de Lellis | |SaintName=Saint Camillus de Lellis | ||
|SaintStage=Saint | |SaintStage=Saint | ||
| | |FeastDay=July 18 | ||
|SaintBirthPlace=Buccianico, Chieti Province, Kingdom of Naples (now Italy) | |SaintBirthPlace=Buccianico, Chieti Province, Kingdom of Naples (now Italy) | ||
|SaintBirthCoordinates=42.2333, 14.1833 | |SaintBirthCoordinates=42.2333, 14.1833 | ||
|DeathPlace=Rome, Papal States (now Italy) | |DeathPlace=Rome, Papal States (now Italy) | ||
|SaintDeathCoordinates=41.9028, 12.4964 | |SaintDeathCoordinates=41.9028, 12.4964 | ||
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|NotableLabel3=Relics and primary shrine | |NotableLabel3=Relics and primary shrine | ||
|NotableCoordinates3=41.9028, 12.4964 | |NotableCoordinates3=41.9028, 12.4964 | ||
|BeatificationDate= | |AssociatedCountries=Italy | ||
|AssociatedDioceses=[[Diocese of Chieti-Vasto]] | |||
|BeatificationDate=1742-07-06 | |||
|Beatifier=Pope Benedict XIV | |Beatifier=Pope Benedict XIV | ||
|BeatificationLocation=Rome, Papal States (now Italy) | |BeatificationLocation=Rome, Papal States (now Italy) | ||
|Canonized=Yes | |Canonized=Yes | ||
|Canonizer=Pope Benedict XIV | |Canonizer=Pope Benedict XIV | ||
|CanonizationLocation=Rome, Papal States (now Italy) | |CanonizationLocation=Rome, Papal States (now Italy) | ||
|SaintMiracle1=Healing of a Dominican friar from paralysis (for beatification) | |SaintMiracle1=Healing of a Dominican friar from paralysis (for beatification) | ||
|SaintMiracle2=Cure of a nun from terminal illness (for canonization) | |SaintMiracle2=Cure of a nun from terminal illness (for canonization) | ||
|Profession=Soldier; lay brother; foundress | |Profession=Soldier; lay brother; foundress | ||
|ReligiousAffiliation=Ministers of the Sick (Camillians) | |ReligiousAffiliation=Ministers of the Sick (Camillians) | ||
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|Attributes=Red cross on habit; patient on bed; lily | |Attributes=Red cross on habit; patient on bed; lily | ||
|PrimaryShrine=Church of San Camillo de Lellis, Rome, Italy | |PrimaryShrine=Church of San Camillo de Lellis, Rome, Italy | ||
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'''Saint Camillus de Lellis''', M.I. (1550–1614), also known as the "Redemptor of the Sick," was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and founder of the [[Ministers of the Sick]] (Camillians), a mendicant order dedicated to hospital care, renowned for his conversion from a soldier's life to heroic charity amid the plagues of 16th-century Italy.<ref name="newadvent">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03217a.htm|title=St. Camillus de Lellis|publisher=New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia|access-date=2025-10-20}}</ref> Born in Buccianico to a noble military father, historical records from Chieti archives confirm his turbulent youth, joining Venetian forces at 17 (AD 1567) and gambling addictions, leading to dismissal and labor as muleteer at Capuchin hospital in Rome by AD 1575, where a spiritual crisis under Fr. Angelo of Cesi prompted conversion.<ref name="wiki">{{Cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camillus_de_Lellis|title=Camillus de Lellis|publisher=Wikipedia|access-date=2025-10-20}}</ref> Admitted to Capuchins AD 1575 but health (leg ulcer) barred him; after pilgrimage to Manoppello AD 1582, he founded the Company of the Sick AD 1584, approved as order AD 1591 by Sixtus V, professing AD 1588.<ref name="newadvent" /> As superior until AD 1614, Camillus reformed hospitals, introducing hygiene and patient dignity, performing reputed miracles like healings during plagues (AD 1595–1597).<ref name="britannica">{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Camillus-de-Lellis|title=Saint Camillus de Lellis|publisher=Britannica|access-date=2025-10-20}}</ref> | '''Saint Camillus de Lellis''', M.I. (1550–1614), also known as the "Redemptor of the Sick," was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and founder of the [[Ministers of the Sick]] (Camillians), a mendicant order dedicated to hospital care, renowned for his conversion from a soldier's life to heroic charity amid the plagues of 16th-century Italy.<ref name="newadvent">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03217a.htm|title=St. Camillus de Lellis|publisher=New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia|access-date=2025-10-20}}</ref> Born in Buccianico to a noble military father, historical records from Chieti archives confirm his turbulent youth, joining Venetian forces at 17 (AD 1567) and gambling addictions, leading to dismissal and labor as muleteer at Capuchin hospital in Rome by AD 1575, where a spiritual crisis under Fr. Angelo of Cesi prompted conversion.<ref name="wiki">{{Cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camillus_de_Lellis|title=Camillus de Lellis|publisher=Wikipedia|access-date=2025-10-20}}</ref> Admitted to Capuchins AD 1575 but health (leg ulcer) barred him; after pilgrimage to Manoppello AD 1582, he founded the Company of the Sick AD 1584, approved as order AD 1591 by Sixtus V, professing AD 1588.<ref name="newadvent" /> As superior until AD 1614, Camillus reformed hospitals, introducing hygiene and patient dignity, performing reputed miracles like healings during plagues (AD 1595–1597).<ref name="britannica">{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Camillus-de-Lellis|title=Saint Camillus de Lellis|publisher=Britannica|access-date=2025-10-20}}</ref> | ||