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 | 9 February 1217 Nocera Umbra, Italy |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Canonized | XIII Century |
Major shrine | Nocera Umbra's Dome |
Feast | 9 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 St. 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]
Gibelli, Alberto (1895). Monografia dell'antico monastero di S. Croce di Fonte Avellana: i suoi priori ed abbati. Faenza: P. Conti. pp. 142–147.