Saint Rainerius
Scene from the life of Saint Rainerius. Detail from a fresco.
Born	~1117 AD
Died	~1160 AD
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church
Major shrine	Pisa
Feast	June 17
Attributes	bearded hermit in a hairshirt holding a rosary; young pilgrim in a hairshirt carrying a banner with the Pisan cross; being raised up by devils; dying in a hairshirt.
Patronage	Pisa; travelers
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Saint Rainerius (Raynerius, Rainerius, Rainier, Rainieri, Ranieri, Raniero, Regnier) (ca. 1117-d. ca. 1160) is the patron saint of Pisa. The Roman Catholic Church or Catholic Church (see terminology below) is the Christian Church in full communion with the Bishop of Rome, currently Pope Benedict XVI. It traces its origins to the original Christian community founded by Jesus Christ and led by the Twelve Apostles, in particular Saint Peter. ... Eastern Orthodox shrine Buddhist shrine just outside Wat Phnom. ... The calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organising a liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more saints, and referring to the day as that saints day. ... June 17 is the 168th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (169th in leap years), with 197 days remaining. ... Saint symbology was important to people who couldnt read because they can figure out what symbols mean. ... Saint Quentin is the patron saint of locksmiths and is also invoked against coughs and sneezes. ... Image File history File links Gloriole. ... Events May 3 - Merton Priory (Thomas Becket school) consecrated. ... Events Eric IX of Sweden is succeeded by Karl Sverkersson. ... Saint Quentin is the patron saint of locksmiths and is also invoked against coughs and sneezes. ... This article discusses the Italian city. ...

Born Rainerius Scacceri to a prosperous merchant of Pisa (his parents were named Gandulfo Scacceri and Mingarda Buzzaccherini), he was a traveling minstrel as a youth. Upon meeting a holy man during his travels, however, he was so impressed that he became a devoted Christian. He set himself up as a merchant in order to pay for his fare to the Holy Land. Merchants function as professionals who deal with trade, dealing in commodities that they do not produce themselves, in order to produce profit. ... FUCK YOU BITCHES ... Christians believe that Jesus is the mediator of the New Covenant (see Hebrews 8:6). ... The expression The Holy Land (Hebrew ארץ הקודש: Standard Hebrew Éreẓ haQodeš, Tiberian Hebrew ʾÉreṣ haqQāḏēš; Latin Terra Sancta; Arabic الأرض المقدسة, al-Arḍ ul-Muqaddasah) generally refers to the Land of Israel. ...

However, he soon resolved to give up all of his wealth and live in complete poverty. When he reached the Holy Land, he lived as a hermit and beggar there. He visited all of the holy shrines. In 1153, he returned to Pisa and entered the monastery of Saint Andrew. He subsequently entered the monastery of San Vito, dedicated to Saint Vitus. He achieved fame and became a preacher, and was considered a saint in his lifetime. He was buried immediately in Pisa cathedral upon his death. A Pisan canon named Benincasa wrote a life of the saint in 1162. Onuphrius lived as a hermit in the desert of Upper Egypt in the late 4th century A hermit (from the Greek erēmos, signifying desert, uninhabited, hence desert-dweller) is a person who lives to some greater or lesser degree in seclusion and/or isolation from society. ... Events January 6 - Henry of Anjou arrives in England. ... Vitus is a Latin given name meaning lively. ... Preacher is a colloquial term for a clergyman, in particular a local priest, pastor or Minister; one who preaches. ... A canon (from the Latin canonicus and Greek κανωνικωσ relating to a rule) is a priest who is a member of certain bodies of the Christian clergy subject to a rule (canon). ... Events June 3 - Thomas Becket consecrated as Archbishop of Canterbury. ...

Veneration

With the growth of Pisan influence, his cult spread in the Mediterranean, and his name is shared by several princes of Monaco: Rainier I, Rainier II, Rainier III. Rainier I of Monaco (born 1267 - died 1314) was, in fact, the first sovereign Grimaldi ruler of the area now known as Monaco. ... Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (Rainier Louis Henri Maxence Bertrand Grimaldi; 31 May 1923 – 6 April 2005), styled His Serene Highness The Sovereign Prince of Monaco, ruled the Principality of Monaco for almost fifty-six years, making him one of the longest ruling monarchs of the 20th century. ...

In 1632, the Archbishop of Pisa, the local clergy, and the Pisan magistrates elected Ranierius as the main patron saint of the city and diocese. In 1689, his body was translated to the great altar of the Duomo. See also: 1632 (novel) Events February 22 - Galileos Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems is published July 23 - 300 colonists for New France depart Dieppe November 8 - Wladyslaw IV Waza elected king of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth after Zygmunt III Waza death November 16 - Battle of Lützen... Events Louis XIV of France passed the Code Noir, allowing the full use of slaves in the French colonies. ...

His feast day is June 17. The Duomo of Pisa, in the Campo dei Miracoli, contains the mummified body of Rainerius. The calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organising a liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more saints, and referring to the day as that saints day. ... June 17 is the 168th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (169th in leap years), with 197 days remaining. ... The Campo dei Miracoli (Field of Miracles) is a wide, walled area at the heart of the city of Pisa, Tuscany, Italy, recognized as one of the main centers for medieval art in the world. ... Mummified cat from Ancient Egypt. ...

External links

• Saints of June 17: Rainerius Scacceri of Pisa
• (Italian) San Ranieri di Pisa
• (Italian) San Ranieri Scacceri