Camillus
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The name Camillus has multiple uses:
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Ancient Rome
- In ancient Rome, a camillus (fem. camilla) was an acolyte in various rituals. If the camillus was a child of the cult's officiant (as often happened), the child had to be free-born, under the age of puberty, and both parents had to be alive.
- Camillus was a Roman cognomen derived from the general term, most famously used by Marcus Furius Camillus, and by other members of the gens Furia.
Catholic Saint
- St. Camillus de Lellis, a patron saint of nurses, established a hospital in Rome in the 1500s.
- Camillus House provides humanitarian services in Miami, Florida.
American History
- Camillus was the nom de plume of Alexander Hamilton, used in a series of papers entitled Defense of the Treaty published in 1795.
Geography
- Town of Camillus is located Onondaga County, New York, just west of Syracuse. This and many of the other towns in Onondaga county were given Roman names.
- The Village of Camillus is located within the town of Camillus.
Knives
- The Camillus Cutlery Company manufactures knives in the Village of Camillus.