statue of St. Raymond Nonnatus (his lips padlocked -- SEE NEXT) by Juan de Mesa, 1626/7. Seville, Museo de Bellos Artes. photo via Wikimedia. Currently, the popular British TV series, "Call the Midwife" is based at the (fictional) Nonnatus House. 'nonnatus' means 'not born', i.e. in the usual manner, for -- like Macduff and Julius -- Raymond was born by Caesarian section, and was thus deemed suitable to be the patron saint of midwives.
