Raymond Nonnatus
Saint Raymond Nonnatus by Antonio del Castillo y Saavedra, 1640 | |
| Religious, priest and confessor | |
| Born | 1204 Portell, Catalonia |
| Died | 31 August 1240 (aged 35–36) Castle of Cardona, Catalonia |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 9 May 1626, Rome, Papal States by Pope Urban VIII |
| Canonized | 13 August 1669, Rome by Pope Clement IX |
| Feast | 31 August |
| Attributes | A Mercedarian friar wearing a cardinal's red mozzetta, holding a monstrance and a martyr's palm branch |
| Patronage | Baitoa, Dominican Republic; Moncada, Tarlac; childbirth; expectant mothers; pregnant women; newborn babies; infants; children; obstetricians; midwives; fever; the falsely accused; confidentiality of confession |
Raymond Nonnatus (1204 – 31 August 1240) 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.
Raymond is the patron saint of childbirth, midwives, children, pregnant women, and priests defending the confidentiality of confession.