Raymond Nonnatus
saint from Catalonia in Spain
Raymond Nonnatus is a saint from Catalonia. He was born in 1204 and died in 1240.[2]
.jpg) Saint Raymond Nonnatus by Antonio del Castillo y Saavedra, 1640 | |
| Religious, priest and confessor | |
| Born | 1204 Portell, County of Segarra, Principality of Catalonia, Crown of Aragon, (current Spain) |
| Died | August 31, 1240 Castle of Cardona, County of Cardona, Principality of Catalonia, Crown of Aragon, (current Spain) |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Canonized | 1657, Rome, by Pope Alexander VII |
| Feast | August 31 |
| Attributes | A Mercedarian friar wearing a cardinal's red mozzetta, holding a monstrance and a martyr's palm branch[1] |
| Patronage | Baitoa, Dominican Republic; Moncada, Tarlac; childbirth; expectant mothers; pregnant women; newborn babies; infants; children; obstetricians; midwives; fever; the falsely accused; confidentiality of confession |
References
change- ↑ Stracke, Richard (2015-10-20). "Raymond Nonnatus". Christian Iconography.
- ↑ Saint Raymond Nonnatus (1204–1240). Saint from Catalonia in Spain. Colored engraving. 19th century.
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