Saint Rainerius | |
|---|---|
 Saint Rainerius by Cecco di Pietro | |
| Born | c. 1115/1117 |
| Died | c. 1160 Pisa, Italy |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Major shrine | Duomo di Pisa |
| Feast | June 17 |
| Attributes | depicted as a bearded hermit in a hairshirt holding a rosary; as a young pilgrim in a hairshirt carrying a banner with the Pisan cross; as being raised up by devils; or as dying in a hairshirt. |
| Patronage | Pisa; travellers |
Rainerius (c. 1115/1117 – 1160) is the patron saint of Pisa and patron saint of travellers.[1] His feast day is June 17, his name may also be spelled Raynerius, Rainerius, Rainier, Raineri, Rainieri, Ranieri, Raniero, or Regnier.
- ^ André Vauchez (1993) The Laity in the Middle Ages: Religious Beliefs and Devotional Practices, Daniel E. Bornstein, ed., and Margery J. Schneider, trans. (Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press), 55.