Raymond Nonnatus
Appearance
![]() Saint Raymond Nonnatus byAntonio del Castillo y Saavedra,1640 | |
Religious, priest and confessor | |
Born | 1204 Portell,CountyofSegarra,Principality of Catalonia,Crown of Aragon,(currentSpain) |
Died | Castle of Cardona,County of Cardona,Principality of Catalonia,Crown of Aragon,(currentSpain) | August 31, 1240
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Canonized | 1657,Rome,byPope Alexander VII |
Feast | August 31 |
Attributes | A Mercedarian friar wearing a cardinal's redmozzetta,holding amonstranceand amartyr'spalm branch[1] |
Patronage | Baitoa,Dominican Republic;Moncada, Tarlac;childbirth;expectant mothers; pregnant women;newborn babies;infants;children;obstetricians;midwives;fever;thefalsely accused;confidentiality ofconfession |
Raymond Nonnatusis asaintfromCatalonia.He was born in 1204 and died in 1240.[2]
References
[change|change source]- ↑Stracke, Richard (2015-10-20)."Raymond Nonnatus".Christian Iconography.
- ↑Saint Raymond Nonnatus (1204–1240). Saint from Catalonia in Spain. Colored engraving. 19th century.