St. Raymond is called non natus - "not born" - because he was removed from his mother's body after she died in labor. St. Raymond was admitted to the Mtheercedarian Order (Order of Our Lady of Ransom) in Barcelona by it's co-founder, St. Peter Nolasco, and was sent to Barbary as a ransomer. After buying the freedom of slaves in Algiers, he offered himself as a hostage to Ransom others who were in danger of apostasy. He was forced to run the gauntlet in punishment for converting Mohammedans and encouraging Christians to persevere in the Faith. Even after this, in his zeal he continued instructing souls. The Governor therefore ordered that St. Raymond be whipped at each of the city's street corners, his lips bored using a hot iron and his mouth closed with a padlock except when he ate. The saint remained in a dungeon in this manner until St. Peter Nolasco could send Mercedarian with Ransom money. Wishing he could have been of more service to the slaves, Raymond tearfully returned to Spain. Pope Gregory IX made him a (lay) Cardinal in 1239. While in a trip to Rome, St. Raymond become afflicted with a fever and died at the age of 36.
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