Bernard of Alzira
12th-century Catholic convert and martyr
Feast: 1 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Bernard of Alzira (born Ahmet Ibn Al-Mansur in 1135, Carlet, Valencia, Spain - Alzira, Valencia, Spain, 1181) was an Andalusian prince and diplomat, later turned from Islam to become a religious brother of the Cistercian Order. He is a martyr of the Catholic Church, venerated particularly in the Valencian Community and Catalonia. The most important celebrations in his honor are held in the city of Alzira, of which he is patron, and the Poblet Monastery in Tarragona.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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- Wikidata Q19204108 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Bernard of Alzira (CC BY-SA)
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