Saint Raymond of Penyafort
Also known as: Raymond of Rochefort; Raymond of Pegnafort; Raymond of Pennafort; Raymond of Peñafort; Raimund of…; Raymund of…; Raimundus of…
Saint
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
January 7
Died
January 6, 1275
Canonized
29 April 1601 by Pope Clement VIII
Biography
Saint Raymond of Peñafort, also known as Raymond of Rochefort, Raymond of Pegnafort, Raymond of Pennafort, Raimund of…, Raymund of…, Raimundus of…, was born to the Aragonian nobility in 1175 in Peñafort, Catalonia, Spain. He received his education at the cathedral school in Barcelona, Spain, and it was there that he developed a strong foundation in philosophy....