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St. Raymund Nonnatus
Cardinal and Patron of Midwives, Expectant Mothers, Children and Others SAIN
Life and historical setting
Raymund Nonnatus (1204-1240) is remembered in the Church as cardinal and Patron of Midwives, Expectant Mothers, Children and Others SAIN. The supplied Catholic source associates this life with Portello, Catalonia.
Raymund Nonnatus's earthly life ended at Cardona, a short distance from Barcelona.
The enduring witness of Raymund Nonnatus is especially connected with prayer and contemplation, religious life and community, and founding and renewal. Dates, offices, and institutions are presented as biographical facts, while later devotional interpretation is kept distinct from the historical outline.
Vocation and witness
These themes were identified from the supplied source record and provide a structured guide to the life.
Prayer and contemplation
Prayer, contemplation, or a disciplined interior life is a significant part of the recorded witness.
Religious life and community
Consecrated life, community discipline, or the building of a religious family shapes this witness.
Founding and renewal
The source associates this life with founding, restoring, or strengthening a Christian work or community.
Works of mercy
Practical mercy toward people who were poor, sick, displaced, or otherwise in need is part of the recorded story.
Courageous public witness
The narrative records fidelity expressed publicly despite conflict, opposition, exile, or imprisonment.
Mercy in action
The source presents Christian charity through concrete service, healing, or compassionate care.
Spiritual legacy
The enduring witness of Raymund Nonnatus is especially connected with prayer and contemplation, religious life and community, and founding and renewal. Dates, offices, and institutions are presented as biographical facts, while later devotional interpretation is kept distinct from the historical outline.
Prayerful reflection
God of holiness, through the witness of Raymund Nonnatus, strengthen us in mercy expressed through practical care for people who are poor, sick, forgotten, or vulnerable. Keep our attention fixed on Jesus Christ, and teach us to answer grace faithfully in the duties, relationships, and needs placed before us. Amen.
Historical and liturgical note
Date printed in the supplied edition; local, national, religious, and Eastern calendars can differ.
Dates, offices, and institutions are presented as biographical facts, while later devotional interpretation is kept distinct from the historical outline.