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5 days ago · Born in the central Italian mountain town of Norcia (Nursia) around AD 480, St. Benedict became one of the most important catalysts for the creation of a new European culture after the fall of the Roman Empire in the West (traditionally dated to AD 476).
5 days ago · Saint Benedict is the Patron Saint of: Europe. Kidney Disease. Monastics. Poisoning. Schoolchildren. Facebook. Twitter. Pinterest. Email. Includes Saint of the Day, Minute Meditations, and Pause + Pray. Saint Benedict is known as the Father of Western Monasticism due to his great influence on the shape and character of monastic life in the West.
2 days ago · St. Camillus de Lellis passed away in Rome on July 14, 1614. His legacy of compassion and selfless service to the sick left an indelible mark on the Church and the world. Recognizing his profound impact, Pope Leo XIII declared St. Camillus the Patron of the Sick, Hospitals, Nurses, and Physicians. His canonization by Pope Benedict XIV in 1746 ...
4 days ago · Saints Cosmas and Damian are regarded as the patrons of physicians, surgeons, and pharmacists and are sometimes represented with medical emblems. They are also regarded as the patron saints of twins.
4 days ago · Alongside St. Joseph, St. Camillus de Lellis is also known as the patron of a good death. His priestly ministry providing the Last Sacraments — a last Confession, the Sacrament of the Sick and Viaticum, one’s final Communion and “food for the way” — led countless souls to their heavenly reward.
1 day ago · From this information, he compiled a biography of the saint that was adopted as his official biography by the General Chapter of the Friars Minor in 1263. St Bonaventure also wrote numerous mystical and ascetical treatises, famously, The Soul’s Journey into God.
5 days ago · A belief in the need of special protection by saints is the basis of the system of patron saints. Saints became patrons of cities, regions, vocational groups, or classes, and most Roman Catholic churches have a saint as their patron, whose presence in the church is represented by a particular relic.
