Raymond de Montfort
French Roman Catholic religious, cardinal and blessed
Feast: 8 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
The son of the count de Montfort and cousin of Blessed Giorgio da Lauria, Raymond, while travelling through Spain, visited the shrine of Montserrat and there, before the Virgin, resolved to enter the Mercedarian Order. He took the habit at the convent of Sant'Eulalia in Barcelona; when the 24-year-old Giorgio heard the news he rushed to try, in vain, to talk his cousin out of religious life.
Raymond became a zealous preacher of great virtue. In 1335 Pope Benedict XII made him a cardinal priest of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio, and he worked tirelessly to ransom Christian slaves and converted many Jews to Christ. Warned by God of his approaching death, he died in peace. The order keeps his feast on 8 May.
The miracles
The source does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
Mercedarian cardinal, cousin of Blessed Giorgio da Lauria, who worked to ransom Christian slaves and converted many Jews; feast 8 May.
- Santi, beati e testimoni (santiebeati.it) - Beato Raimondo da Tolosa
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Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.