 In March 1244, the Cathars finally surrendered and approximately 244 were burned en masse in a bonfire at the foot of the pog when they refused to renounce their faith.Some 25 took the ultimate Cathar vow of "consolamentum perfecti" in the two weeks before the final surrender.The Inquisitors kept faithful accounts and included the names of many, who are remembered every year on the anniversary of the massacre on March 16.