Saint Bernard of Lérida

Also known as

• Achmed

Memorial

• 1 June

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Son of Almanzor, Muslim caliph of Lerida, Catalonia. Brother of Saint Mary and Saint Grace. Convert. Benedictine Cistercian monk at Poblet, taking the name Bernard. With his sisters, he tried to convert his brother Almanzor, who turned them over to Moorish authorities. Martyr.

Born

• at Lerida, Catalonia (in modern Spain) as Achmed

Died

• c.1180

Patronage

• Alcira, Valencia, Spain

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Bernard of Lérida”. Saints.SQPN.com. 31 August 2012. Web. 24 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-bernard-of-lerida/>