Rainerius

Saint

Rainerius
Saint Rainerius by Cecco di Pietro
Bornc. 1115/1117
Diedc. 1160
Pisa, Italy
Venerated inCatholic Church
Major shrineDuomo di Pisa
Feast17 June
Attributesdepicted as a bearded hermit in a hairshirt holding a rosary; as a young pilgrim in a hairshirt carrying a banner with the Pisan cross; as being raised up by devils; or as dying in a hairshirt.
PatronagePisa; travellers

Rainerius (c. 1115/1117 – 1160) is the patron saint of Pisa and patron saint of travellers. His feast day is 17 June, and his name may also be spelt Raynerius, Rainerius, Rainier, Raineri, Rainieri, Ranieri, Raniero, or Regnier.

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