| Honorific Prefix: | Saint |
| Raynald | |
| Honorific Suffix: | OSB |
| Birth Date: | ca. 1150 |
| Death Date: | 9 February 1217 |
| Feast Day: | 9 February |
| Venerated In: | Roman Catholic Church |
| Birth Place: | Postignano, Nocera Umbra, Italy |
| Death Place: | Nocera Umbra, Italy |
| Titles: | Bishop of Nocera Umbra |
| Canonized Date: | XIII Century |
| Attributes: | Bishop's attire over his monastic habit |
| Major Shrine: | Nocera Umbra's Dome |
Raynald was a Benedictine monk and Bishop of Nocera Umbra. Born around 1150, in the village of Postignano, near Nocera Umbra, Italy, to parents of German descent.[1]
He entered the monastery of Santa Maria di Vallemergo in 1199, that belonged to the Benedictine congregation of Fonte Avellana, along with Trasimundus, the future bishop of Senigallia.[2] He was elected prior of the monastery of Santa Croce di Fonte Avellana, though the date is unknown. On 7 February 1218, the monastery was taken under the protection of the Holy See by Pope Honorius III, renewing the privilege granted by Pope Innocent II in 1139.[3] In 1218, Raynald accompanied the bishops Gerard of Ancona and Trasimundus of Senigallia to Fano, to negotiate the release of the imprisoned bishop Riccardo.[4] In September 1218, Raynald visited the monastery of Santa Esuperanzio in Cingoli, where he acted as witness to a grant to the monastery. He then visited Senigallia and finally returned to his monastery at Fonte Avellano.[5]
Raynald was appointed Bishop of Nocera Umbra in 1213.[6] He was a close friend of Francis of Assisi and one of the seven bishops who consecrated the Portiuncula at Assisi, and proclaimed the Portiuncula indulgence.[7] Raynald served as Bishop of Nocera until his death in 1217.[8]
Book: Gibelli, Alberto . Monografia dell'antico monastero di S. Croce di Fonte Avellana: i suoi priori ed abbati. 1895. P. Conti. Faenza. 142–147.