14 July - St Camillus de Lellis, Priest

St Camillus de Lellis was born to a distinguished family in Italy in the 16th century. He is best known for being the founder of the Ministers of the Sick, or the Fathers of the Good Death… or Camillians for short. At age 32, with St Philip Neri as his spiritual director, he studied for the priesthood and was subsequently ordained a priest. He died at the age of 64 and was canonised in 1746. He is the patron saint for nurses and nursing associations.