Luigi Tezza was an Italian Catholic priest of the Camillian order who dedicated his life to serving the impoverished and the ill. Born in 1841, he spent significant time in France before moving to Peru in 1900 to address needs within his religious order. He is widely recognized for founding the Daughters of St. Camillus, a female branch of his congregation, and for his extensive ministry in Lima. Known as the Apostle of Lima, he died in Peru in 1923 and was later beatified by the Catholic Church.