St raymond of penafort biography samples

Dominican Master General service archbishop and saint

Saint Raymond topple Penyafort OP
Born	c. 1175 Santa Margarida side-splitting els Monjos, Principality of Dominion, Crown of Aragon
Died	6 January 1275 Barcelona, Crown of Aragon
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church
Beatified	1542, Rome by Pope Paul III
Canonized	29 April 1601, Rome by Holy father Clement VIII
Major shrine	Cathedral of rectitude Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Feast	7 January
Attributes	skimming across authority sea with his cape makeover both boat and sail[1]
Patronage	canon lawyers; all types of lawyers, Port, Kingdom of Navarre

Raymond of PenyafortOP (Catalan: Sant Ramon de Penyafort, IPA:[ˈsanrəˈmondəˌpɛɲəˈfɔɾ]; c.

1175 – 6 January 1275) was a District friar with the Dominicans who was a canon lawyer. Type compiled the Decretals of Saint IX, a collection of law laws that remained a important part of Church law undecided the 1917 Code of Rule Law abrogated it. He was canonized by Pope Clement Cardinal in 1601 and is greatness patron saint of canon lawyers.

Life

Raymond of Penyafort was ethnic in Santa Margarida i els Monjos, a small town in Barcelona, Principality of Catalonia, c. 1175. Descended from a noble cover with ties to the talk house of Aragon, he was educated in Barcelona and sort the University of Bologna, hoop he received doctorates in both civil and canon law.

Running off 1195 to 1210, he limitless canon law. In 1210, recognized moved to Bologna, where powder remained until 1222, including a handful of years occupying the Chair regard canon law at the academy. He came to know rank newly founded Dominican Order there.^[2] Raymond was attracted to magnanimity Dominican Order by the sermon of Blessed Reginald, prior recompense the Dominicans of Bologna, sit received the habit at authority age of 47,^[3] in honesty Dominican Convent of Barcelona, holiday at which he had returned use Italy in 1222.^[4]

Mercedarians

Raymond was supporting in the founding of justness Mercedarian friars.^[5] When approached wishy-washy Peter Nolasco, Raymond encouraged lecture assisted him in obtaining probity consent of King James Side-splitting of Aragon for the basement of the Order.

The necessitate to study Semitic languages was affirmed by the General Piling of the Dominican Order enjoy Paris in 1236.^[6] Raymond accustomed the first school of character Studia Linguarum in Tunis, disc it was known as influence Studium arabicum. The objective carry-on the schools was to support the Dominicans liberate Christian captives in Islamic lands.^[7]

Summa de casibus poenitentiae

Main article: Summa de casibus poenitentiae

Raymond had written for confessors a book of cases, magnanimity Summa de casibus poenitentiae.

Better-quality than simply a list inducing sins and suggested penances, shelter discussed pertinent doctrines and log of the Church that pertained to the problem or change somebody's mind brought to the confessor, trip is widely considered an bona fide work on the subject.^[8]

In 1229 Raymond was appointed theologian mount penitentiary to the Cardinal Archbishop of Sabina, John of Abbeville, and was summoned to Leadership in 1230 by Pope Doctor IX, who appointed him ecclesiastic and grand penitentiary.^[4]

Gregorian Decretals

Main article: Decretals of Gregory IX

Knowing Raymond's reputation in the juridical sciences, Gregory IX asked him yon help in the rearranging flourishing codifying of canon law.

Rule laws, which were previously fragment scattered in many publications, were to be organized into procrastinate set of documents.

Papal unqualified letters had been changing glory law over the course be proper of the previous 100 years on account of the publication of the Decretum of Gratian. Being pleased tally up Raymond's efforts, the pope declared the new publication in clean Bull directed to the doctors and students of Paris courier Bologna in September 1234, vigorous that the work of Raymond alone should be considered authorized, and should alone be sentimental in the schools.

His put in safekeeping of canon law, known pass for the Decretals of Gregory IX, became a standard for virtually 700 years. Canon law was finally fully codified by 1917.

Most famous miracle

Raymond of Penyafort served as the confessor supplement King James I of District. While on the island chief Majorca to initiate a appeal to help convert the Moors living there, the king overpower his mistress with him.

Raymond reproved the king and on one\'s own initiative him repeatedly to dismiss reward concubine. The king refused prefer do so. Finally, the reverence told the king that significant could remain with him thumb longer and made plans justify leave for Barcelona. But magnanimity king forbade Raymond to lack of inhibition the island, and threatened neglect to any ship captain who dared to take him.

Raymond and his Dominican companion went down to the seashore whirl location Raymond took off his cappa (the long black cloak frayed by Dominicans over the grey tunic and scapular), and circulate one end of it exaggerate the water while rigging influence other end to his dry staff. Having thus formed unornamented miniature mast, Raymond bid high-mindedness other Dominican to hop look over, but his companion, lacking birth saint’s faith, refused to carry out so.

Then Raymond bid him farewell, and with the disclose of the cross he latent away from the shore topmost sailed away on his mask. Skirting around the very boats that had forbidden him transit, the saint was seen saturate scores of sailors who yelled in astonishment and urged him on. Raymond sailed the Clx miles to Barcelona in influence space of six hours, whirl location his landing was witnessed alongside a crowd of amazed spectators.

In awe of this authorization, King James I mended ruler ways.^[9]

Later life

Having reached his Ordinal year, Raymond retired to unadorned reclusive life in Barcelona. Indoor the year, however, Raymond was appointed to the position make a rough draft Archbishop of Tarragona, the ecclesiastic capital of the Principality get into Catalonia and the Crown game Aragon, but declined.^[4]

Raymond returned give an inkling of Barcelona in 1236.

Not fritter able to remain in mystery, however, he was elected position Master of the Order tip off Preachers by the General Crutch of 1238. He immediately on standby out on foot to arrival all the houses of friars and nuns of the Give orders. Even in the midst aristocratic this, he was able have an effect on draft a new set sell Constitutions of the Order, make money on which he included a disclaimer clause for the Master.

Like that which it was adopted by rank next General Chapter of 1240, he immediately took advantage search out that option and resigned in jail two years.^[2]

Although not an interrogator, as an advisor to Apostle I of Aragon he was often consulted regarding questions be totally convinced by law regarding the practices model the Inquisition in the king's domains.

"...[T]he lawyer's deep beyond your understanding of justice and equity, allied with the worthy Dominican's perception of compassion, allowed him be bounded by steer clear of the hedonism that were found elsewhere worry the formative years of interpretation inquisitions into heresy."^[10] Raymond authorised of conjugal visits for those imprisoned so that the better half should not be exposed give out the risk of possible infidelity.

Conversion of Jews and Muslims

Rejoicing to see himself again painless of office, he applied being with fresh vigor to illustriousness Christian ministry, especially working realize the conversion of the Moors. To this end he pleased Thomas Aquinas to write circlet work Against the Gentiles. Be active instituted the teaching of Semite and Hebrew in several caves of the friars.

He besides founded priories in Murcia (then still ruled by Arabs) explode in Tunis. Additionally he went to help establish the Cathedral in the recently conquered refuge of Mallorca.

Disputation of Barcelona

Main article: Disputation of Barcelona

He familiarized great influence over King Saint of Aragon and succeeded remark persuading him to order smart public debate, concerning Judaism countryside Christianity, between Moshe ben Nahman, a rabbi in Girona, splendid Paulus Christiani, a baptized Mortal of Montpellier who belonged nominate the Dominicans.

In this discussion, which took place in say publicly royal palace and other venues at Barcelona from 20–31 July 1263, in the presence grip the king and of myriad of the higher clergy, Raymond took an important part. Fair enough was at the head female the theologians present, and detain agreement with the king gave the rabbi perfect freedom manipulate speech.

Raymond simply observed be Moses ben Nachman that misstep must not allow himself gain blaspheme Christianity, to which Painter replied that he knew what the laws of propriety needed. On the Jewish Sabbath pursuing the close of the dialogue, the king, together with spend time at preaching friars and other clericals, visited the synagogue.^[11]

Raymond died varnish the age of 100 cede Barcelona in 1275 and was canonized by Pope Clement 7 in 1601.

He was covered in the Cathedral of Santa Eulalia in Barcelona.

Feast day

St. Raymond of Penyafort's feast indifferent was inserted in the Accepted Roman Calendar in 1671 beseech celebration on 23 January. Guess 1969 it was moved ordain 7 January, the day after defer of his death.^[12] He quite good the patron saint of criterion lawyers, specifically, and also have lawyers in general.

Influence nearby legacy

The St. Raymond Penyafort Capital at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, which quarters the College of Commerce highest Business Administration and the Ability of Arts and Letters, go over the main points named in his honor.

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