The miraculous phenomenon at the monastery of ‘San Pedro de Cardena’ continued for five hundred years. 15th century It was only a few years before the kingdom of Granada was finally placed back in the hands of the Catholic emperors This phenomenon ended earlier.
The Monastery of San Pedro de Cardena, located in Burgos, is an ancient monastery in Spain. It is believed to have been established in the 5th century, although there is evidence that the ashram existed from the 9th century onwards. The relics of apostles like Saint Peter, Saint Paul and Saint John were worshiped here. 6th August 953 was a dark day in the history of this monastic monastery. On that day, 200 Benedictine monks living here were killed in an attack by the Muslim army.
Tradition has it that a bloodstain appeared every year at the spot where the blood of these saints who were martyred for the faith fell. This miraculous phenomenon continued for 500 years until the Granada Empire returned to the hands of the Catholic emperors at the end of the 15th century. In the late 15th century, Queen Isabella of Castile, sister of the late Henry IV, Emperors Philip II, Philip III, Carlos II and others visited this monastery as pilgrims to pay their respects to these brave martyrs. In 1603, Pope Clement VIII officially approved the veneration of these martyrs.
For 106 years, the monastic house remained an orphan following the monastic property was transferred to the state through the process of ‘disentailment’. Later in the 19th century, the Benedictine Order tried to revive the monastery, but it was not possible. During the period 1888-1901, Plarist priests lived here. Later, until 1921, French Capuchin monks arrived here under various circumstances, and later, until 1933, Cistercian monks lived in this monastery. During the civil war in 1942, this monastic monastery was also used as a prison camp. Now run by Trappist monks, this monastic monastery commemorates the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for Christ every year in the month of August.
