Raynald of Nocera
Raynald was a Benedictine monk and Bishop of Nocera Umbra. Born around 1150, in the village of Postignano, near Nocera Umbra, Italy, to parents of German descent.[1]
Saint Raynald | |
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| Bishop of Nocera Umbra | |
| Born | ca. 1150 Postignano, Nocera Umbra, Italy |
| Died | February 9th 1217 Nocera Umbra, Italy |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Canonized | XIII Century |
| Major shrine | Nocera Umbra's Dome |
| Feast | 9th February |
| Attributes | Mitre and Crosier |
| Patronage | Nocera Umbra, Italy |
He entered the Benedictine congregation of Fonte-Avellana. He was at the monastery of S. Maria di Vallemergo in 1199, along with Trasimundus, the future bishop of Senigallia.[2] He was elected Prior of the monastery of Santa Croce di Fonte Avellana, though the date is unknown. On 7 February 1218 Prior Rinaldo and his monastery were taken under the protection of the Holy See by Pope Honorius III, renewing the privilege granted by Pope Innocent II in 1139.[3] In 1218, he accompanied Bishop Gerard of Ancona and Bishop Trasimundus of Senigallia to Fano, to negotiate the release of the imprisoned Bishop Riccardo.[4] In September 1218, he visited the monastery of S. Esuperanzio in Cingoli, where he acted as witness to a grant to the monastery. He then visited Senigallia, where his congregation received a gift, and finally returned to his own monastery at Fonte Avellano.[5]
He was appointed Bishop of Nocera Umbra in 1213.[6] He was a close friend of S. Francis of Assisi. He was one of the seven bishops who consecrated the church of the Porziuncula at Assisi, and proclaimed the indulgence.[7] He served as Bishop of Nocera until his death in 1217.[8]
References
- St. Raynald of Nocera Catholic Online. His father was Count Napoleone of Foligno. Vincioli, Giacinto (1734). Vite di IX soggetti della famiglia Vincioli (in Italian). Perugia: Constantini. p. 82.
- Gibelli, p. 142.
- Gibelli, pp. 142-143.
- Gibelli, p. 145.
- Gibelli, pp. 146-147.
- His predecessor, Bishop Hugo de Trinci (1196–1222) died in 1122. Eubel, Conradus (ed.) (1913). Hierarchia catholica. Tomus 1 (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 373.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
- Gibelli, p. 147.
- Saint Raynald of Nocera Patron Saint Index
Bibliography
Gibelli, Alberto (1895). Monografia dell'antico monastero di S. Croce di Fonte Avellana: i suoi priori ed abbati. Faenza: P. Conti. pp. 142–147.