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Soldier Surrenders : The Conversion of Saint Camillus de Lellis by Susan Peek (2007, Perfect)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherIgnatius Press

ISBN-101586171186

ISBN-139781586171186

eBay Product ID (ePID)57076736

Product Key Features

Book TitleSoldier Surrenders : the Conversion of Saint Camillus De Lellis

Number of Pages190 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicChristian Theology / General, Military / General, General, Christianity / General

Publication Year2007

GenreReligion, History

AuthorSusan Peek

FormatPerfect

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Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight8.8 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.3 in

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SynopsisThis book recounts the story of the dramatic conversion and inspiring goodness of the soldier Camillus de Lellis who lived in the late 1500s and who became the founder of the religious order known then as "Ministers of the Sick", now called the "Hospitallers". The life of St. Camillus contains an intriguing combination of drama, military battles, sickness and disease, conversion to God, and great charity for countless suffering people, be they dying soldiers, prisoners, or patients in the hospitals that he founded. Camillus is a saint with whom many can identify because for years he was a very worldly man. He was large (6 and a half feet tall), a soldier who fought against the Turks, and one who had a terrible addiction to gambling, which continually reduced him to poverty and shame. He also suffered tremendously throughout his life from various ailments-a crippling leg disease for 46 years, a rupture for 38 years, chronically painful feet, and a distaste for food that often caused inability to retain it. None of his own great sufferings kept him from always thinking of others first and striving to serve the many sick and dying people under his care. He eventually conquered his personal weaknesses, such as gambling, but not without a long and constant struggle. He is an example of perseverance that will inspire readers with their own struggles, whether they be moral, spiritual, or physical. God rewarded Camillus with many followers, who joined his order to serve the sick and dying, as well as with great spiritual gifts including prophecy and miracles. St. Camillus was a forerunner of the work of the International Red Cross, and he used that same symbol for his own religious order. Pope Leo XIII canonized him in 1746 and declared him the Patron of the Sick. Book jacket., A dramatic and powerful story of a great sinner who became a great saint, similar to the famous conversion stories and lives of St. Augustine, St. Paul, and St. Mary Magdalene. St. Camillus is a man that anyone can relate to and be inspired by, a moving story that will appeal to people of all walks of life who recognize in themselves the need for an ongoing conversion and effort to serve others in a spirit of charity and kindness.