Saint Stephen of Cardeña

Memorial

• 6 August

Profile

Monk. Abbot of the Castilian monastery of Cardeña in the archdiocese of Burgos, Spain where he led over 200 brother monks. Martyred by Saracens.

Died

• martyred in 872

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson

MLA Citation

• “Saint Stephen of Cardeña”. Saints.SQPN.com. 5 August 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-stephen-of-cardena/>