Saint Raymond Nonnatus, pray for us

He chose the Blessed Virgin for his mother, almost as soon as the light of reason made this choice available to him. St. Raymond Nonnatus is often depicted holding the palm of martyrdom signifying life …More
He chose the Blessed Virgin for his mother, almost as soon as the light of reason made this choice available to him.
St. Raymond Nonnatus is often depicted holding the palm of martyrdom signifying life defeating death. His palm has three crowns; one each for chastity, eloquence, and martyrdom. However, he died from a fever.
August 31st, Feast of Saint Raymund Nonnatus, Confessor and Cardinal, Religious of Our Lady of Mercy, (1204-1240 A.D.)
Saint Raymund Nonnatus was born in Catalonia, Spain, in the year 1204 AD. Motherless from infancy, in his childhood he seemed to find pleasure only in his devotions and serious duties. He chose the Blessed Virgin for his mother, almost as soon as the light of reason made this choice available to him. His father, perceiving in him an inclination to the religious state and unwilling to give up his son, took him from school and sent him to take care of a farm which he owned in the country. Saint Raymund readily obeyed, and, in order to enjoy holy solitude …More
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"When all his treasure was exhausted, he gave himself up as a hostage for the ransom of others... This magnanimous sacrifice served only to exasperate the Moslems, who treated him with uncommon barbarity, until they began to fear that if he died in their hands, they would lose the ransom which had been asked for his deliverance"