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	Camillus de Lellis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Camillus' mother died while he was still a child and his father was an officer in both the Neapolitan and French armies.
		Camillus was so destressed at how hopeless plague cases were treated during his time, that he formed the "Brothers of the Happy Death," for plague victims.
		Popularly, Camillus is the patron saint of gamblers and of nurses.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Camillus_de_Lellis (423 words)

	Camillus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Camillus was a Roman cognomen derived from the general term, most famously used by Marcus Furius Camillus, and by other members of the gens Furia.
		Camillus de Lellis, a patron saint of nurses, established a hospital in Rome in the 1500s.
		Camillus was the nom de plume of Alexander Hamilton, used in a series of papers entitled Defense of the Treaty published in 1795.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Camillus (231 words)

	St. Camillus de Lellis
		Camillus having learned only to read and write, entered himself young in the army and served first in the Venetian and afterwards in the Neapolitan troops till, in 1574, his company was disbanded.
		Camillus was insensible of the evils attending gaming till necessity compelled him to open his eyes; for he at length was reduced to such straits that for a subsistence he was obliged to drive two asses and to work at a building which belonged to the Capuchin friars.
		Camillus, grieving to see the sloth of hired servants in attending the sick, formed a project of associating certain pious persons for that office, who should be desirous to devote themselves to it out of a motive of fervent charity.
	www.olrl.org /lives/camillus.shtml (2129 words)

	Saint Camillus de Lellis \| Catholic-Pages.com
		Saint Camillus de Lellis was born in 1550 in the Abruzzi region of Italy.
		Camillus always referred to himself as a great sinner, but in fact his only vice seem to be gambling.
		Saint Camillus de Lellis, with St. John-of-God, are the Patron Saints of the sick, and he is also the patron of nurses and nursing associations.
	www.catholic-pages.com /saints/st_camillus.asp (486 words)

	St. Camillus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Camillus, son of a captain of fortune John de Lellis, was born in Bucchianico (Chieti) on 25 of May 1550.
		Camillus has realized that a person enters the hospital with the whole himself, not leaving outside anything of his person and of his personality, he takes with him his poor rags but also his free and immortal spirit.
		Constant concern of Camillus was the formation of the new followers (and the confirmation of those already engaged) to their mission of "servants of the sick" by visiting frequently the communities and the hospitals and by remaining there to work with his companions.
	www.camilliani.org /en/stcamillus.htm (3105 words)

	Camillus House
		Marcus Furius Camillus (circa 446- 365 BC) was a Roman soldier and statesman of patrician descent.
		To this element probably belongs the story of the schoolmaster who, when Camillus was attacking Falerii, attempted to betray the town by bringing into his camp the sons of some of the principal inhabitants of the place.
		Camillus, it is said, had him whipped back into the town by his pupils, and the Faliscans were so affected by this generosity that they at once surrendered.
	www.artistbooking.com /trips/29/camillus-house.html (1592 words)

	St. Camillus de Lellis
		Pope Sixtus V confirmed the congregation in 1586, and ordained that there should be an election of a general superior every three years.
		Camillus was naturally the first, and was succeeded by an Englishman, named Roger.
		Two years afterwards a house was established in Naples, and there two of the community won the glory of being the first martyrs of charity of the congregation, by dying in the fleet which had been quarantined off the harbour, and which they had visited to nurse the sick.
	www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/c/camillus_de_lellis,saint.html (702 words)

	My Friend -- A Catholic Magazine for Kids
		Camillus soon learned the thrill of winning a bet, and before he knew it he was an addicted gambler.
		Camillus felt that he had to make up for all the pain and hurt he had stubbornly inflicted on his family, on his friends and on the Lord.
		Camillus was seen everywhere, accepting new members, encouraging and instructing the older members and always caring for the sick wherever he was.
	www.myfriendmagazine.com /summerreadings/57stscamillus.html (2525 words)

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		Day and night, Camillus would go from bed to bed, listening to complaints, watching over the dying, giving Communion and Extreme Unction, making sure that a person was properly cured before being allowed to leave, and seeing to it that the food served was of good quality and properly cooked.
		Camillus returned to and was admitted to the hospital of St. James, where he found his true vocation.
		Camillus himself was the first Prefect General of the order, which spread so rapidly that by 1607, seven years before his death, it had eight hospitals, 15 houses, and over 300 members; and already over 170 members had already died while carrying out their duties.
	www.saintpatrickdc.org /ss/0714cami.htm (1240 words)

	Order of St. Camillus Website
		Until her death, when Camillus was 13, she sorrowed over a dream that showed her son with a red cross on his chest leading other men with similar crosses.
		She thought her son was destined to lead a pack of criminals and the cross, the mark of those sentenced to die in the gallows, foretold his end.
		Camillus was canonized in 1746 by Pope Benedict XIV who attributed to him the foundation of a "new school of charity." Later he was declared patron saint of the sick, healthcare practitioners and hospitals.
	www.orderofsaintcamillus.org /aboutus_stcamillus.htm (550 words)

	Novena to St. Camillus de Lellis - Patron Saint of the Sick, Hospitals, Doctors and Nurses
		Camillus was born in Bucchianico, Italy on May 25, 1550.
		Three months later, the pope allowed Camillus and his companions the use of the distinctive red cross (which was adopted by the founder of the International Red Cross) on their garments.
		He was beatified on April 8 1742, and was canonized on June 19, 1746 by Pope Benedict XIV, calling him “the founder of the new school of charity.” On June 22, 1886, Pope Leo XIII proclaimed him together with St. John of God, patron of all sick people and all hospitals throughout the world.
	www.geocities.com /camillianupdate/novenato_stcamillus.htm (869 words)

	Who are camillians
		It was in 1582 Camillus had the first intuition or inspiration to organize a group of good pious men, who for God’s love, would serve the sick with that charity and loving kindness that only mothers are capable of for their sick children.
		Camillus was welcomed with great joy, also with much anxiety, for his birth was preceded by a strange dream that profoundly disturbed his mother.
		Camillus chose a red cross as the distinguishing badge for the members of his Order to wear upon their fl cassocks.
	www.snehacare.com /who_r_camillans.htm (1040 words)

	St Camillus de Lellis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Saint Camillus always referred to himself as a great sinner, but in fact his only vice seem to be gambling.
		Saint Camillus sought to join the Capuchins, but the leg ailment precluded entry into that order, so he returned to the hospital of San Giancomo as a servant.
		Saint Camillus laid down control of the Order in 1607, but assisted in the first general chapter of 1613, and afterwards visited each house for final exhortations.
	www.thesacredheart.com /sts/scam.htm (489 words)

	July 14 - St. Camillus de Lellis
		Today we celebrate Saint Camillus de Lellis (1550-1614), an Italian who spent the early part of his life in the military, engaged in a far from exemplary lifestyle.
		Camillus fought against the Turks for Venice and sustained a wound which crippled one leg.
		After canonization, Camillus was declared a patron of nurses and nursing groups and, along with Saint John of God, patron of the sick.
	www.talkaboutsupport.com /group/alt.support.ex-cult/messages/37022.html (735 words)

	Saints - Camillus de Lellis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Camillus' 65 year old mother had a dream that a yet unborn son of hers would wear a red cross on his chest, leading many others wearing that same emblem.
		One day, a member of the Cathedral of Monfredonia saw Camillus outside the cathedral's gates and he immediately took pity on Camillus, giving him a job as an assistant to a mason.
		Camillus later joined that same monastery; however, due to the recurring problems with his ulcerated leg, Camillus was forced to take leaves of absence and was finally dismissed.
	www.scborromeo.org /saints/camillus.htm (380 words)

	Catholic Culture : Liturgical Year : July 18, 2005 : Camillus de Lellis (USA)
		Camillus, entirely without means of existence and from his early youth suffering from an incurable wound in his foot, experienced the horrors of the Roman hospitals in the sixteenth century in which the nursing and other staff were drawn from the dregs of the population.
		Camillus' mother was nearly sixty years old when he was born (1550).
		In Rome St. Camillus was received in a hospital for incurables; before long he was put in charge because of his ability and zeal for virtue.
	www.catholicculture.org /lit/calendar/day.cfm?date=2005-07-18 (885 words)

	Camillus House: History & Mission: Where does the name Camillus House comr from? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Saint Camillus de Lellis was born in 1550 at Bocchiavico, Abruzzi, Kingdom of Naples, Italy.
		Saint Camillus founded the Congregation of the Servants of the Sick and Poor (the Camellians) whose members took the vow to Devote themselves to material and spiritual care of the sick and needy.
		Camillus charity was great and all embracing, not only he helped the sick and dying, but every other needy or suffering human being.
	www.camillushouse.org /about/where_does_the_name_come_from.php (400 words)

	St. Camillus de Lellis
		For a time after her death Camillus was placed under the care of relatives, who took little interest in him; his character was not such as to win sympathy, and he was allowed to drift very much as he chose.
		Camillus made the usual excuses; he said that he was a disbanded soldier and that now no one would employ him.
		Camillus never seemed to care; he was always giving; when his stock ran out he would keep an account of the needs of others and would send them shoes, and clothes, and the like as soon as he was able.
	www.ewtn.com /library/MARY/STCAML.htm (6181 words)

	in illo tempore » July 18, St Camillus de Lellis, Confessor [where the Red Cross originated] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Today is the feastday of St Camillus de Lellis, another post-Trent or Counter Reformation saint, founder of the Order of Clerks Regular Ministers of the Sick, the Camillans or Camillians, the Brothers of a Happy Death.
		Camillus was a son of the noble family of the Lelli, and was born at Bucchianico, a town in the diocese of Chieti.
		When Camillus was a young man he served as a soldier, and yielded himself for a while to the sins of the world.
	inillotempore.com /blog/pivot/entry.php?id=175 (2309 words)

	St. Camillius of Lellis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Camillus entered the hospital for incurables; some time later he had charge of it.
		They were inspired by the example of Camillus who, day and night, served the patients, consoled them, and prayed with them.
		O God, You adorned St. Camillus, Your Priest, with the singular grace of charity toward the sick.
	www.ainglkiss.com /saints/cam.htm (240 words)

	Apostleship of Prayer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Camillus was born in1550 at Bocchianico in Abruzzi.
		With help of his friend Philip Neri Camillus founded a Congregation of male nurseswho bound themselves to serve the plague-stricken, the sick in their homes.
		In Rome and Naples Camillus founded hospitals in which he insisted in fresh air, suitable diets and isolations of infectious patients.
	www.apostleship-prayer.org /stq3/stCamLel.html (199 words)

	Saints of July 14
		To Saint Camillus de Lellis the only people that mattered were the sick, for in serving them he was serving God.
		What makes the life of Saint Camillus all the more amazing is that he himself suffered from a disease of the feet and legs that forced him to leave the Capuchins.
		Camillus returned to and was admitted to the hospital of Saint James, where he found his true vocation.
	www.saintpatrickdc.org /ss/0714.htm (3827 words)

	Luigi Tezza (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		of February 1892 the Congregation of the Daughters of St. Camillus was born, enriching the Camillian charism with the feminine characteristics of tenderness, hospitality, intuition and attentive listening.
		His mortal remains are to be found in the Generalate of the Daughters of St. Camillus on the Via Anagnina in Grottaferrata (Rome).
		Camillus, an institute dedicated to care for human life from the moment of conception to natural death.
	newsaints.faithweb.com /biographies/Tezza.htm (1020 words)

	Camillus of Lellis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Lellis was reduced to poverty from heavy gambling, and so decided to live a life of penance.
		Lellis and his followers took a vow to devote themselves to the material and spiritual care of the sick and those suffering from the plague.
		The Ministers of the Sick were founded by Lellis, and became known as the Brothers of St Camillus.
	www.institutions.org.uk /occupations/camillus_of_lellis.htm (95 words)

	Treasure box of Saints
		Camillus de Lellis now had a mission, he had good reason to believe that his work of helping the sick was God's work.
		Camillus organized a small group of devoted men with the principal idea of serving the Lord Jesus Christ through care of the sick, and Camillus had a burning desire to have the aims of the society recognized as in union with the Church.
		St. Camillus, the true founder of the Red Cross worn on the cassocks of his followers for almost four hundred years, was one whose life is a striking example of God's influence upon a man of His choice.
	www.seatofwisdom.com /Treasure.html (4031 words)

	Visions of Jesus Christ.com - The Crucifix of St. Camillus De Lellis
		The figure on this crucifix, which is venerated in the Church of Mary Magdalene in Rome, is the one which in 1582 detached it's arm and comforted St.Camillus de Lellis with these words " Take Courage, faint-hearted one.
		Camillus was very discouraged at the time becuase of opposition to his health care reforms.
		Camillus de Lellis was canonized in 1746 and later declared patron saint of the sick, nurses and of hospitals.
	www.visionsofjesuschrist.com /weeping109.htm (808 words)

	Lives of the Saints, July 18, Saint Camillus
		Saint Camillus was born in the kingdom of Naples in the year 1549.
		But eventually Saint Camillus was ordained priest in 1584 and founded his Congregation with only two co-workers, at the chapel of Our Lady of Miracles.
		Saint Camillus knew miraculously the state of the souls of his patients; and Saint Philip saw Angels whispering to two Servants of the Sick who were consoling a dying person.
	www.magnificat.ca /cal/engl/07-18.htm (798 words)

	GAETANO GANDOLFI - Saint Camillus of Lellis
		Camillus of Lellis (1530-1614) was the founder of the Congregation of Ministers of the Sick.
		Camillus was a pioneer in insisting on suitable diet and quarantine for the sick, and he founded eight hospitals before his death in Genoa.
		In contrast Gaetano also painted compositions of Christ on the Cross, stretching out his arms to Saint Camillus of Lellis (one whereabouts unknown, the second in San Lorenzo in Budrio).
	www.europeanpaintings.com /exhibits/xviiicent/gandocam.htm (933 words)

	Catholic Culture : Liturgical Year : Novena to St. Camillus de Lellis (Prayer)
		St. Camillus, you lived in faith and in fidelity to Our Lord Jesus Christ despite the many trials of your own life.
		St. Camillus, the Lord has filled your heart with firm love for God and a self-sacrificing love of neighbor.
		Let us pray: Jesus Christ, our Lord, you have given St. Camillus a singular spirit of mercy and love in serving the poor and the sick and in leading the dying into your Kingdom of Peace and Love.
	www.catholicculture.org /lit/prayers/view.cfm?id=1064 (561 words)

	Patron Saints Index: Saint Camillus of Lellis
		Camillus honored the sick as living images of Christ, and hoped that the service he gave them did penance for his wayward youth.
		It is the root of all the virtues and Camillus' most characteristic trait.
		I can attest that he was on fire with this holy virtue - not only toward God, but also toward his fellow men, and especially toward the sick.
	www.catholic-forum.com /saints/saintc09.htm (480 words)

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