Saint Raymond
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Saint Raymond may refer to:
- Raymond of FiteroRaymond of FiteroSaint Raymond of Fitero was a monk, abbot, and founder of the Order of Calatrava. His birthplace is unknown; Saint-Gaudens , Tarazona , and Barcelona have all been proposed as the place of his birth.As a young man, he felt a religious vocation, and became a canon of the cathedral at Tarazona,...
(d. 1163), founder of the Order of Calatrava - Raymond the PalmerRaymond the PalmerSaint Raymond of Piacenza , called the Palmer or Zanfogni, was a Catholic pilgrim and religious who practiced charity to the poor and ill. Raymond's nickname, "the Palmer", derives from his pilgrimage to Jerusalem, from which he brought back the customary palm frond. Such a pilgrim was called a...
(1140 1200) - Raymond of PeñafortRaymond of PeñafortSaint Raymond of Penyafort, O.P. is a Dominican friar who compiled the Decretals of Gregory IX, a collection of canon laws that remained part of church law until the Code of Canon Law was promulgated in 1917...
(c. 1175 1275) - Raymond NonnatusRaymond NonnatusSaint Raymond Nonnatus was a saint from Catalonia in Spain. His surname refers to his birth by Caesarean section...
(1204 1240) - Raymond of Toulouse (saint)Raymond of Toulouse (saint)Raymond of Toulouse, also known as Raymond Gayrard, was a chanter and canon renowned for generosity. A native of Toulouse, who entered religious life after the death of his wife. He became a canon of St. Sernin, Toulouse, helping to rebuild the church which became a popular place for pilgrims....
(d. 1118)