SAINT CAMILLUS DE LELLIS Patron of the sick, nurses, hospitals and physicians Saint Camillus de Lellis was born in 1550 in the Abruzzi region of Italy. He grew to be 6'6" tall and of large stature. When old enough, Camillus went to fight with the Venetians against the Turks. However, he was struck with an ailment that would persist with him the rest of his days. He was sent to the San Giancomo hospital of the incurables in Rome, but was later discharged for his quarrelsomeness, and returned to fighting. St. Camillus always referred to himself as a great...