THE RISE OF ISLAM

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Saturday, August 07, 2010

Martyrs of Cardena

Martyrs of Cardena
Feastday: August 6
8th century

Benedictine monks in the monastery of Cardena, Spain, under Abbot Stephen. More than two hundred monks here were put to death by the Arabs during their conquest of the peninsula. Their cult was approved in 1603.
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