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Raymond the Palmer
Italian saint
BlessedResearched
Feast: 27 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1140
Died
1200
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
At Piacenza, Blessed Raymond Palmerio, father of a family, who, having lost his wife and son, founded a hospice to receive the poor.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 27 July as a father at Piacenza who, after losing his wife and son, founded a hospice for the poor.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 27 July (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q7299262 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Raymond the Palmer (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.