A Soldier Surrenders

Susan Peek

SKU: 8508  |  ISBN: 9781586171186

This is the story of the dramatic conversion and inspiring life of the soldier Camillus de Lellis who lived in the late 1500's, and became the founder of the religious order known then as "Ministers of the Sick," and now called the "Hospitallers." His story is one that is filled with drama: military battles, sickness and disease, conversion to God, and great charity for countless suffering people.

200 pp. Softcover.

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maryan
This book is fast-paced, enjoyable, and very inspiring.

Excitement, battle scenes ... it's all there, and boys will especially like it. Although it seems to be advertised for teenagers, all the adults I know who have read it have also enjoyed it immensely. I have been involved in education for 18 years and I really wish there were more Catholic books out there like this one for our youth.

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paula
I'm so happy Angelus Press is carrying this book.

Saint Camillus is a saint we would all do well to acquaint ourselves with, and our children too. So many saints are portrayed as being born that way; Camillus certainly was not! He was a rough soldier, a gambler, a drinker, a fighter, with a hundred faults and sins to overcome before he eventually "surrendered" to God's grace (thus the title). If he could become a saint, there is no excuse for the rest of us not to! Very inspiring and entertaining read! Especially for teenage boys.