Camillus de Lellis
Italian priest, nurse and saint
Died when: 64 years 50 days (769 months)Star Sign: Gemini
Camillus de Lellis, M.I., (25 May 1550 – 14 July 1614) was a Roman Catholic priest from Italy who founded the Camillians, a religious order dedicated to the care of the sick.
He was beatified by Pope Benedict XIV in the year 1742, and canonized by him four years later in 1746. De Lellis is the patron saint of the sick, hospitals, nurses and physicians.
His assistance is also invoked against gambling.
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