Raymond of Penyafort (1175 - 1275)

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Raymond of Penyafort

Raymond of Penyafort (Spanish: San Raimundo de Peñafort) was a Spanish theologian, canonist, and Dominican friar who is revered as a saint in the Catholic Church.

Raimondo was an adviser and confessor to the Pope in Rome as well as to kings, particularly James I of Catalonia and Aragon. Together with King James of Aragon and St. Peter Nolasco, he founded the Order of Our Lady of Ransom. The monks of this Order devoted themselves to saving Christians captured by the Moors. One of Raimondo of Peñafort's main goals was the conversion of Jews and Muslims to Christianity, and to achieve this goal he ordered Arabic and Hebrew to be studied and taught in the higher schools run by the Dominicans. He was also among those who founded the Inquisition in Catalonia.

Raimondo died at the age of 100 in Barcelona in 1275 and was canonized by Pope Clement VIII in the same year.

Date and place of birt:6 january 1175, Vilafranca del Penedès, Spain
Date and place of death:6 january 1275, Barcelona, Spain
Nationality:Spain
Period of activity: XII, XIII century
Specialization:Monk, Priest, Theologian

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