 On 11 August, after a 15-day siege, Gedik Ahmed ordered the final assault.When the walls were breached the Turkish army methodically passed from house to house, sacking, looting, and setting them on fire.Upon reaching the cathedral, "they found Archbishop Stefano Agricolo, fully vested and crucifix in hand" awaiting them with Count Francesco Largo, the garrison commander and Bishop Stefano Pendinelli, who distributed the Eucharist and sat with the women and children of Otranto while a Dominican friar led the faithful in prayer.