Kevino de Guzmán
San Ramon Nonato
San Ramon was once famously invoked during the Spanish era by expectant mothers and midwives because of the nature of his own birth (His nickname in latin: Nonnatus, "not born") He was delivered by Caesarean operation, his mother having died while giving birth to him.
Images of him can be seen in large number in the colonies of the Spanish Empire including the Philippines.
His father later gave him permission to take the habit with the Mercedarians at Barcelona. The order was founded to ransom Christian captives from the Moors of North Africa.
Raymond was trained by the founder of that Order himself, St. Peter Nolasco. He was ordained a priest in 1222 and later became Master General of the Order.
Raymond then set out to fulfill the goals of Order. He went to Valencia, where he ransomed 140 Christians from slavery. He then traveled to North Africa, where he was able to ransom another 250 captives in Algiers, and then went to Tunis, where he is said to have surrendered himself as a hostage for 28 captive Christians when his money ran out, in keeping with a special fourth vow taken by the members of the Order.
He suffered in captivity as a legend states that the Moors bored a hole through his lips with a hot iron, and padlocked his mouth to prevent him from preaching. He was ransomed by his Order and returned to Spain in 1239.
One particular ritual is centered around the padlock that is part of his martyrdom. Locks are placed at his altar to stop gossip, rumors, false testimonies and bad talk.
San Ramon Nonato, spare us from perjury!
San Ramon Nonato
San Ramon was once famously invoked during the Spanish era by expectant mothers and midwives because of the nature of his own birth (His nickname in latin: Nonnatus, "not born") He was delivered by Caesarean operation, his mother having died while giving birth to him.
Images of him can be seen in large number in the colonies of the Spanish Empire including the Philippines.
His father later gave him permission to take the habit with the Mercedarians at Barcelona. The order was founded to ransom Christian captives from the Moors of North Africa.
Raymond was trained by the founder of that Order himself, St. Peter Nolasco. He was ordained a priest in 1222 and later became Master General of the Order.
Raymond then set out to fulfill the goals of Order. He went to Valencia, where he ransomed 140 Christians from slavery. He then traveled to North Africa, where he was able to ransom another 250 captives in Algiers, and then went to Tunis, where he is said to have surrendered himself as a hostage for 28 captive Christians when his money ran out, in keeping with a special fourth vow taken by the members of the Order.
He suffered in captivity as a legend states that the Moors bored a hole through his lips with a hot iron, and padlocked his mouth to prevent him from preaching. He was ransomed by his Order and returned to Spain in 1239.
One particular ritual is centered around the padlock that is part of his martyrdom. Locks are placed at his altar to stop gossip, rumors, false testimonies and bad talk.
San Ramon Nonato, spare us from perjury!