Camillus de Lellis

Camillus de Lellis
Cristóbal Lozano (1762) (link)
Feast Day July 18
Patron of Nurses, The Sick, Hospitals, Gamblers
Situations Gambling Addiction, Hospital Care, Illness
Professions Healthcare Workers, Hospital Workers, Nurses

Saint Camillus de Lellis was an Italian priest who founded the Camillians, a religious order dedicated to the care of the sick. Born in 1550, he was a soldier and gambler before his conversion. He pioneered modern nursing practices, including isolation of infectious patients and fresh air in hospital wards. He is a patron saint of nurses and the sick.

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