Blessed Raymond Lull
Also known as: Doctor Illuminatus; Ramon Llull; Ramon Lull; Ramon Lullus; Raymond Lullus; Raymond Lully
Feast Day
30 June; 3 July (2001 Roman Martyrology); 29 June on some calendars; 5 September on some calendars; 30 September on some calendars
Born
C.1234 at Palma, Majorca, Spain
Died
Some writers indicate he was martyred by stoning in Tunis c.1315, but there is no evidence for it; some writers indicate that he died in Bougie, Algeria in 1325; may have died of natural causes during the return ocean voyage from Tunis; buried at the church of San Francisco, Palma, Majorca, Spain
Beatified
25 February 1750 by Pope Benedict XIV (cultus confirmed); 1847 by Pope Pius IX
Biography
Blessed Raymond Lull, also known as Doctor Illuminatus, Ramon Llull, Ramon Lull, Ramon Lullus, Raymond Lullus, and Raymond Lully, was a prominent figure in the 13th and 14th centuries. Born around 1234 in Palma, Majorca, Spain, he served as a seneschal, courtier, and troubadour in the court of King James of Aragon from approximately 1246. In 1257, he married Blanca Picany.
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