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raymond of penyafort

raymond of penyafort , o.p. , -lrb- ca. 1175 -- 6 january 1275 -rrb- -lrb- , ; -rrb- was a spanish dominican friar in the 13th-century , who compiled the decretals of gregory ix , a collection of canon laws that remained a major part of church law until the 20th century .
he is honored as a saint in the catholic church and is the patron saint of lawyers , especially canon lawyers .
