The life of S. Camillus of Lellis
Subtitle: founder of the Clerks Regular Servants of the Sick.
Publisher: Thomas Richardson and Son
Published: 1850
Place of publication: London, England
Language: eng
Description: Volume 1 of 2
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS.; title: THE LIFE OF ST. CAMILLUS OF LELLIS.; title: BOOK I.; title: I. The family, the birth, country, and parentage of Camillas 1; title: II. Early years of Camillas. A wound comes in his right leg. He makes a vow to become a Franciscan 6; title: III. Camillus goes to Rome. He serves in the hospital of S. Giacomo. He becomes a soldier, and goes through many dangers 9; title: IV. Camillas having lost everything by gambling, is reduced to beg, and to labour at a building belonging to the Capuchin fathers 12; title: V. Camillus is called by God to a true knowledge of himself, and begins to do penance 19; title: VI. Camillus twice becomes a Capuchin, but is dismissed on account of the wound in his leg 20; title: VII. Camillus returns to Rome, to the hospital of S. Giacomo. There he is made superintendant. His new scruple abont becoming a Capuchin 24; title: VIII. The first thought that Camillus had about instituting his congregation 27; title: IX. First companions of Camillus, and the first persecution raised by the devil to hinder the establishment of the congregation 29; title: X. Camillus is comforted by our Lord in a dream, and confirmed in the holy design of instituting the congregation 32; title: XI. Camillus resolves to found his congregation independently of the hospital, to undertake the service of men sick of pestilential diseases, and to be ordained priest 34; title: XII. Camillus, after overcoming two great difficulties by God's assistance, is ordained priest 37; title: XIII. Camillas leaves the hospital, and begins his congregation in the church of the Madonnina 42; title: XIV. God, in order to perfect the perseverance of Camillus, proves him with various tribulations 44; title: XV. Camillus leaves the church of the Madonnina. He receives subjects. God's Providence in maintaining him 48; title: XVI. Camillus embraces the spiritual care of sick people out of the hospitals 61; title: XVII. Bernardino, the first companion of Camillus, passes to a better life 55; title: XVIII. Pope Sixtus V. confirms the congregation by an Apostolic brief 69; title: XIX. Another apostolic brief, which permits the congregation to wear a cross on their habits 63; title: XX. Camillus and the congregation remove to the church of the Maddalena. Death of two brothers, one of whom summoned the other 66; title: XXI. Camillus founds a house in Naples. Great fruit produced by the congregation in its commencement 70; title: XXII, Camillas threatens two novices who returned to the world with the vengeance of God. Accomplishment of the prophecies. Two other of his religious tempted by the devil to leave the congregation 76; title: XXIII. The Cardinals Paleotto and Mondovi confer for the first time with Camillus and with the Holy See, about electing the congregation into an order 83; title: XXIV. Camillus succours the sick at Santa Maria degli Angioli in the baths of Diocletian 86; title: XXV. Camillus feeds and clothes many poor in different parts of Rome in the year of great scarcity 89; title: XXVI. Camillus goes to look for the poor in the vaults and stables of Borne 93; title: XXVII. Camillus assists the poor in the hospital of S. Sixtus, and in the granary delle Carozze with the loss of five of his own religious 98; title: XXVIII. Pope Gregory XIV. grants the profession, and erects the congregation into an order. Camillus is elected general 103; title: XXIX. Camillus and his companions make their solemn profession 160; title: BOOK II.; title: I. The need that the world had of our order 110 II. Camillus obtains from Pope Clement VIII, a confirmation of his order, and also some pecuniary assistance 122; title: III. Camillus foresees that God will assist the order. Death of Cardinal Mondovi 127; title: IV. Camillus goes to found a house in Milan and in Genoa. He threatens the vengeance of God upon some dissolute sailors. The accomplishment of his denunciations 130; title: V. The Pope sends some of our religious into Hungary. He gives the care of the sick of the Borgo to Camillus. A house founded in Bologna 133; title: VI. Pestilence in Piedmont. Readiness of Camillus and his religious to go there. Houses founded in Florence, Ferrara, Messina, and Palermo 138; title: VII. Pestilence in Nola, and death of five of our priests, who were sent to assist the sick there 140; title: VIII. Faculties given to Camillus by the bishop of Nola 144; title: IX, Another bull in favour of the order. A house founded at Mantua. Some of our religious sent to Canizza 146; title: X. Dangers of Camillus in two storms at sea. Five more houses founded 151; title: XI. Camillus is many times providentially assisted in his extreme want 156; title: XII. Camillus resigns the office of general 160; title: XIII. Exercises of Camillus after his resignation 163; title: XIV. Method of life observed by S. Camillus during his stay in the hospital of S. Spirito 169; title: XV. Five graces bestowed by our Lord on Camillus 176; title: XVI. Camillus in Bocchianico assists the poor during a famine. Miracles wrought in favour of his charity 180; title: XVII. Camillus foretells his approaching end. He writes a letter to his nephew Alexander, which is mysteriously presented to him the same day 186; title: XVIII. Camillus returns to Rome. His last illness 190; title: XIX, Camillus receives the Viaticum and Extreme Unction 199; title: XX. Camillus, after receiving the Pope's blessing, passes happily to the Lord 204; title: XXI. The body of the saint visited by crowds of people. His burial 213; title: XXII. Apparitions of S. Camillus after his death 217; title: BOOK III.; title: I. The eminent faith of S. Camillus 220; title: II. The great hope that Camillus had of being saved by the merits and blood of Jesus Christ 230; title: III. Camillus's ardent charity towards God, and towards the souls of his neighbours 239; title: IV. The charity of Camillus to the sick in the hospitals 246; title: V. Camillus has a miraculous knowledge of dying people, who are yet in a state of mortal sin 267; title: VI. Camillus's charity to the dying in private houses 275; title: VII. The pleasure that our ministry and assistance of the dying gives the angels, and the rage that it puts the devils in 286; title: VIII. Camillus wished that his religious should be called in good time to the assistance of the dying. Examples to prove the importance of this 293; title: IX. Further examples of the same subject 301; title: X. Charity of Camillus to all the poor, beggars, prisoners, orphans, widows, and children. His compassion towards the very animals 309; title: XI. Camillus's love for holy poverty, and for the virtue of justice 317; title: XII. Camillus's wonderful zeal to preserve his chastity inviolate 325; title: XIII. Of Camillus's love for holy obedience, and of his observance of all the rules of the community 337; title: XIV. The humility of S. Camillus, and his spirit of mortification and penance 347; title: XV. Camillus's patience in misfortunes, and his modesty in travelling. Some wonderful succours which God gave him in different dangers 361; title: XVI. Other dangers from which Camillus was delivered by God 367; title: XVII. Camillus's continual prayer. His devotion to the Blessed Virgin and the saints 372