Raynald of Nocera

Saint Raynald
Bishop of Nocera
Born ca. 1150
Postignano, Nocera, Italy
Died 1225
Nocera, Italy
Venerated in Roman Catholic Church
Feast 9 February
Patronage Nocera, Italy

Raynald was a Benedictine Bishop of Nocera. Born around 1150, in the village of Postignano, near Nocera, Italy, to parents of German descent.[1] He entered the Benedictines monastery at Fonte-Avellana, and there he remained until he was appointed Bishop of Nocera, in 1217. He remained in this office until his death in 1225.[2]

References

  1. St. Raynald of Nocera Catholic Online
  2. Saint Raynald of Nocera Patron Saint Index
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