07 Works, Today, July 18th, is Camillus de Lellis’s day, his story in art #199
1 min readJul 18, 2020
St. Camillus de Lellis, 1550–1614
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7.25" x 10" x .375"
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Camillus de Lellis was born on May 25, 1550, Kingdom of Naples. His mother, Camilla Compelli de Laureto, was nearly fifty when she gave birth to him. His father was an officer in both the Neapolitan and French royal armies and was seldom home. Due to his mother’s age and retiring nature, she felt unable to control him. He grew up neglected by the family members who took him in after her death. De Lellis joined his father in the Venetian army and fought in a war against the Turks…