Tomorrow, 25 May, the anniversary of the birth of St. Camillus, we remember the Martyrs of Charity with an unpublished document kept in the archives of the Generalate, which lists the names of the first martyrs who fell while serving

                            Fr. Gianfranco Lunardon Pope Francis, in his apostolic letter, addressed to all religious on the occasion of the Year of Consecrated Life (November 28, 2014), invited us to come to terms with our history and memory, cultivating a deep

Taken from: Mario Vanti, I Camilliani, il Manzoni e la Peste del 1630 An integral part of Camillian ministry is caring for the dying in their homes. During the whole of the seventeenth century, especially, this was done on such

By Luciana Mellone With the approach of the event of the day of Camillian religious, Martyrs of Charity, as takes place every year our thoughts go to those who in recent centuries have sacrificed their lives to look after and

Perhaps not everyone knows that a solicitous sacristan of the Church of St. Mary Magdalene, a certain Br. Fr. Ferdinando Vicari,[1]  requested and obtained a gift from Pope Pius IX. Expressed in such terms, this could appear to be an

By Fr. Emidio Spogli in Camillianum – books of camillian history and spirituality – no.5, 1992, pp.35-55. On September 21, 1591, Pope Gregory XVI (Niccolò Sfondrato) signed the Bull Illius qui pro gregis with which he granted to Camillus de

An emotional relationship It was not only ‘Cardinal Mondovì’ who at the beginning showed himself ‘loving and affectionate towards Camillus, but also other personages, in particular Cardinal Sans who gave a report to the Pope on what had been decided

Tesoro de la doctrina christiana: en el qual en forma de platicas …  se explica lo quel el christiano debe saber y entender… en la qual se explica los siete vicios ò pecados…. capitales Dal Domesticum, Bollettino storico dei Camilliani

a cura di p.Giacinto Reale Il presente lavoro è stato fatto da p. Reale su invito della Generale Consulta quale strumento preliminare di riflessione sulla mozione dell’Ultimo Capito generale: “La Consulta generale studi il modo di ricordare i nostri martiri

To meet the wishes of His Eminence Cardinal Ferrari, namely that all religious Congregations should take part in the International Exhibition of Milan in 1906, on the initiative of Fr. Endirizzi, who at that time was the Prefect of the

Article from the site: http://www.sancamillo.org By Father Felice Ruffini When preparing for the ‘Four Hundredth Anniversary of the Transit of St. Fr. Camillus’ of 14 July 2014, and carrying out intense research in our archives after the rediscovery of evidence

Celestino Rizzi bore witness to outstanding evangelical virtues – faith, a high sense of duty. But the passion which most marked him out was his vocation to the missionary apostolate. A Man of Faith Fr. Celestino was a leading figure