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Also known as: Raymund of
Penafort
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Aragonian nobility. Educated at the cathedral school in Barcelona.
Philosophy teacher around age 20. Priest. Graduated law school in Bologna,
Italy. Joined the Dominicans in 1218. Summoned to Rome in 1230 by Pope
Gregory IX. Assigned to collect all official letters of the popes since
1150. Raymond gathered and published five volumes, and helped write Church
law.
Master general of the Dominicans in 1238. Reviewed the Order's Rule, made
sure everything was legally correct, then resigned his position in 1240 to
dedicate himself to parish work. The pope wanted to make Raymond an
archbishop, but he declined, instead returning to Spain and the parish
work he loved. His compassion helped many people return to God through
Reconciliation.
During his years in Rome, Raymond heard of the difficulties missionaries
faced trying to reach non-Christians of Northern Africa and Spain. Raymond
started a school to teach the language and culture of the people to be
evangelized. With Saint Thomas Aquinas, he wrote a booklet to explain the
truths of faith in a way nonbelievers could understand. His great
influence on Church law led to his patronage of lawyers.
Born: 1175 at Penafort,
Catalonia, Spain
Died: 6 January 1275 at Barcelona, Spain
Canonized: 1601 by Pope Clement VIII
Patronage: attorneys, barristers, canonists, lawyers, medical record
librarians
Writings: Summa Cassuam
Reading
Look then on Jesus, the author and preserver of faith: in complete
sinlessness he suffered, and at the hands of those who were his own, and
was numbered among the wicked. As you drink the cup of the Lord Jesus (how
glorious it is!), give thanks to the Lord, the giver of all blessings.
May the God of love and peace set your hearts at rest and speed you on
your journey; may he meanwhile shelter you from disturbance by others in
the hidden recesses of his love, until he brings you at last into that
place of complete plenitude where you will repose for ever in the vision
of peace, in the security of trust, and in the restful enjoyment of his
riches.
from a letter by Saint Raymond
source:
http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintr05.htm |
