Raymond Nonnatus

Saint
Raymond Nonnatus
O. de M.
Saint Raymond Nonnatus
by Antonio del Castillo y Saavedra, 1640
Religious, priest and confessor
Born1204
Portell, County of Segarra, Principality of Catalonia, Crown of Aragon, (current Spain)
Died(1240-08-31)August 31, 1240
Castle of Cardona, County of Cardona, Principality of Catalonia, Crown of Aragon, (current Spain)
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Beatified9 May 1626, Rome, Papal States by Pope Urban VIII
Canonized13 August 1669, Rome by Pope Clement IX
FeastAugust 31
AttributesA Mercedarian friar wearing a cardinal's red mozzetta, holding a monstrance and a martyr's palm branch[1]
PatronageBaitoa, Dominican Republic; Moncada, Tarlac; childbirth; expectant mothers; pregnant women; newborn babies; infants; children; obstetricians; midwives; fever; the falsely accused; confidentiality of confession

Raymond Nonnatus, O. de M. (Catalan: Sant Ramon Nonat, Spanish: San Ramón Nonato, French: Saint Raymond Nonnat, Maltese: San Rajmondo Nonnato), (1204 – 31 August 1240) is a saint from Catalonia in Spain. His nickname (Latin: Nonnatus, "not born") refers to his birth by Caesarean section, his mother having died while giving birth to him.

Raymond is the patron saint of childbirth, midwives, children, pregnant women, and priests defending the confidentiality of confession.

  1. ^ Stracke, Richard (2015-10-20). "Raymond Nonnatus". Christian Iconography.