Jan 07 2009
Memorial of St. Raymond of Penyafort
St. Raymond of Penyafort(1175-1275)
A Dominican and an expert in Canon Law. He was Pope Gregory IX’s confessor and was asked by him to organize all the decrees of the Popes and Councils. This collection was seen to be the best collection of Church law until Canon Law was extablished in 1917. Read more about him here.