Raymond Nonnatus
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Raymond Nonnatus was a Mercedarian friar and missionary from Catalonia in Spain. His byname, meaning "not born" in Latin, refers to his birth by Caesarean section, his mother having died in labour.
Saint Raymond Nonnatus by Antonio del Castillo y Saavedra, 1640
Altar of Saint Raymond Nonnatus, Metropolitan Cathedral, Mexico City
Sant Ramon
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Sant Ramon is a municipality in the county of Segarra, in Catalonia. It includes the villages of Gospí, Portell and Viver de Segarra. The name references Saint Raymond Nonnatus because he was born in
Raymond Nonnatus
…defending the confidentiality of confession. According to the traditions of the Mercedarian Order, he was born in the village of Portell (today part of Sant Ramon), in the Diocese of Urgell. He was taken from the womb of his mother after her death, hence his name. Some traditions describe him as the son of the…
Convent of Sant Ramon de Portell