Raymond of Fitero
Raymond of Fitero (d. Ciruelos, Toledo, 1163) was a monk, abbot, and founder of the Order of Calatrava.
His birthplace is unknown; Saint-Gaudens (France), Tarazona (Aragon), and Barcelona (Catalonia) have all claimed to be Raymond's birthplace.
As a young man, Raymond felt a religious vocation, and became a canon of the new cathedral at Tarazona, established after King Alfonso I of Aragon reconquered the historic city from the Moors in 1119.
In the Martyrology
- February 1 Saint Raimundo, abbot and founder of the Order of Calatrava