St raymond of penafort biography
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St. Raymond of Penyafort, Dominican, Co-founder of the Mercedarians
Saint Raymond was born in 1175 in Peñafort, Catalonia.
His was a wealthy noble family. He studied philosophy and rhetoric in Barcelona, then moved to Bologna where he graduated in law and became a professor of Canon Law. A few years later, the Count of Barcelona, Berenguer IV, traveling to Italy, proposed that Raymond become professor at the seminary he wanted to establish in his diocese.
St raymond of penafort biography
So Raymond returns to Catalonia and, four years later, in 1222, he became a Dominican. A year later, with the help of the future saint Peter Nolasco, he founded the Order of Mercedarians, with the aim of redeeming Christian slaves, and wrote a guide book for confessional priests.
Pope Gregory IX entrusts Raymond with a burdensome task
Perhaps he would have done without it, but one cannot refuse the Pope.
Gregory IX's appreciation for Ra