13/01/2026
๐๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ?๐กNursing has its own patron saint!
Meet ๐ฆ๐. ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐น๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ถ๐, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ, ๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น๐, ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ ๐ด๐ฎ๐บ๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด, an Italian nobleman who served as a soldier during the Battle of Lepanto in 1571, long before he dedicated his life to the sick.
Before he found his calling, St. Camillus had an interesting histroy. He wasnโt as dedicated nor interested in the healthcare field. He was even deemed as a troublemakerโthe very opposite of a saintly caregiver.
Early in his childhood, St. Camillus was a gambler and a fighter, he even earned the nickname "big bully" due to his hot temper and big built. In 1571, he developed a severe abscess in his right leg causing him to seek cure at the hospital of San Giacomo where he serve there for a short time before he was fired due to his quarelling and gambling habits. He then return to the army where he participated with the Venetian Army and the Spanish army to fight the Turks, there, he once again faced close encounter with death making him wanting redemption on his sinful soldier's life.
He found work with Franciscans and was deeply moved by their faith, he then vowed to become a capuchin, in which he was not able to fulfill due to his incurable leg wound. He was then again readmitted to the Hospital of San Giacomo then worked there first as a servant, next as lower administrator, then a manager of physical plant and finally a general supervisor. Upon seeing the hospitalโs working state, St. Camillus was not pleased with the hospital's nurses as they were untrained and all of them were men who dislike their work. They often neglect their patients, left them unclean, making the disease spread fast. The hospital was described as "sordid" and "stank". The nurses often show disrespect to their patients, even failing to call the priest in to help the dying. Having no power to bring sweeping reforms at San Giacmo, he did what he only could: he arranged better food for the the sick, he called a priest to distribute Eucharist every week and encouraged Jesuits novices to come and help care for the sick. He gathered like-minded reformers to bring change upon the facility. Despite all of this he met opposition from other administrators in the hospital.
On August 15, 1582, he had a religious experience that convinced him that there was need for a religious order which would devote itself exclusively to helping the sick. Later on he established the Camillian Religious Order now known as the Order of Ministers of Infirm.
St. Camillus was not perfect, he's early life was not that of the life story of martyrs, yet he led a life of reform and devoted his life in improving the health of others. God made him his vessel, one where He touched his heart and soul so he could see the conditions of his people and help them alleviate it.
And just like St. Camillus, nurses, as well as we nursing students entered this profession not out of chances but out of calling. Despite the tedious work, the never ending studying, the stress, we continue to pursue this profession and even enrich our knowledge and skills through continous learning to provide better care and services to each patient. ๐จ๐๐
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"The poor and the sick are the heart of God. In serving them we serve Jesus the Lord." -Saint Camillus de Lellis
โ๐ป: Tamara Diadeo | Senior Feature Writer
๐ป: Danylle Gorre | Junior Digital Designer
