Martyrs of Cardena

Memorial
6 August
Profile
Two hundred Benedictine monks at the Saint Peter of Cardegna monastery, Burgos, Spain who were martyred by invading Saracens.
Died
martyred in the 8th century by Saracens; buried by local Christians in a nearby churchyard
Beatified
1603 (cultus confirmed)
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
Roman Martyrology, 3rd Turin edition
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