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July 18 · Optional · White

St Camillus de Lellis

(1550–1614) Six-foot-six mercenary and gambler who lost everything at cards, converted, and founded the Ministers of the Sick, whose red cross his nurses wore onto battlefields — the first field medical service. A wound in his leg pained him all his life.

When is the feast of St Camillus de Lellis?

The feast is celebrated on July 18 each year, kept as a optional in the General Roman Calendar, with white vestments.

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When is the feast of St Camillus de Lellis?

The feast of St Camillus de Lellis is celebrated on July 18 each year, kept as a optional in the General Roman Calendar.

Who was St Camillus de Lellis?

(1550–1614) Six-foot-six mercenary and gambler who lost everything at cards, converted, and founded the Ministers of the Sick, whose red cross his nurses wore onto battlefields — the first field medical service. A wound in his leg pained him all his…

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