Raymond of Capua
Italian Dominican friar and venerated Christian
Feast: 5 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
At Nuremberg in Bavaria, in Germany, Blessed Raymond of Capua, priest of the Order of Preachers, who was the prudent spiritual guide of Saint Catherine of Siena, of whom he also wrote a biography.
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 5 October as the Dominican spiritual guide and biographer of Saint Catherine of Siena.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
Connected on this site
- Catherine of Siena Saint“The important mystic and author, Catherine of Siena, accepted him as a spiritual director because of his burning passion for the Church and for the revival of religious life.” — Wikipedia
- Roman Martyrology, 5 October (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q2460163 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Raymond of Capua (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.