Optional Memorial
Saint Camillus de Lellis
- Feast day
- July 18
- Patron of
- hospitals, nurses, and the sick
- Origin
- Italian
Life
Camillus de Lellis was a former soldier who converted and founded the Ministers of the Sick (Camillians). He revolutionized hospital care by insisting on fresh air, proper diet, and isolation of contagious patients.
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