Roman Catholic Saint. He was a hospital organizer who worked tirelessly toward the relief of the sick and poor. However, this Italian saint was once a chronic gambler and streetfighter. By early manhood, he was a very tall, powerfully built soldier with a reputation for violence. He was a gambling addict, and that addiction finally reduced him to financial ruin. Suffering from a chronic leg wound received in a war, and in dire poverty, he encountered some Capuchin monks. Under their preaching, he eventually converted. He tried to enter a monastery, but was turned down due to health reasons. He was sent off to a hospital for the incurable, and although still in questionable health, was eventually released. While in his thirties, he learned how to read and write, often studying beside small children. Appalled by lax hospital regulations, he became a hospital administrator. He also founded a religious order dedicated to caring for the poor and ill. He was a pioneer in battlefield medicine and helped build a number of hospitals. His symbol, the red cross, became recognized as a symbol of charitable healing and disaster relief centuries before the formation of the modern Red Cross organization. He eventually became a priest and was said to perform miracles of prophecy and healing. He died in Genoa in 1614 and was canonized by 1746 by Pope Benedict XIV. St. Camillus is the patron saint of hospitals, nursing, sick people and health care professionals.
Roman Catholic Saint. He was a hospital organizer who worked tirelessly toward the relief of the sick and poor. However, this Italian saint was once a chronic gambler and streetfighter. By early manhood, he was a very tall, powerfully built soldier with a reputation for violence. He was a gambling addict, and that addiction finally reduced him to financial ruin. Suffering from a chronic leg wound received in a war, and in dire poverty, he encountered some Capuchin monks. Under their preaching, he eventually converted. He tried to enter a monastery, but was turned down due to health reasons. He was sent off to a hospital for the incurable, and although still in questionable health, was eventually released. While in his thirties, he learned how to read and write, often studying beside small children. Appalled by lax hospital regulations, he became a hospital administrator. He also founded a religious order dedicated to caring for the poor and ill. He was a pioneer in battlefield medicine and helped build a number of hospitals. His symbol, the red cross, became recognized as a symbol of charitable healing and disaster relief centuries before the formation of the modern Red Cross organization. He eventually became a priest and was said to perform miracles of prophecy and healing. He died in Genoa in 1614 and was canonized by 1746 by Pope Benedict XIV. St. Camillus is the patron saint of hospitals, nursing, sick people and health care professionals.
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