Saint Raymond Nonnatus
Also known as: Raymund Nonnatus; Raimundo Nonato
Saint
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
August 31
Died
August 31, 1240
Canonized
1657 by Pope Alexander VII (canonized)
Beatified
5 November 1625 by Pope Urban VIII (cultus confirmed)
Biography
Saint Raymond Nonnatus, also known as Raymund Nonnatus or Raimundo Nonato, was born in 1204 to the Spanish nobility in the diocese of Urgel, Catalonia, Spain. His father had planned a successful career for Raymond, envisioning him serving in the royal court in Aragon. However, from a young age, Raymond felt a strong calling to religious life....