▁When ▁the ▁Na ib ▁of ▁Mur cia , ▁Muhammad ▁ibn ▁M ard an is , ▁whose ▁line age ▁belonged , ▁took ▁the ▁throne ▁of ▁Val encia , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁court . ▁In ▁ 1 1 5 6 ▁he ▁was ▁sent ▁as ▁amb assador ▁to ▁the ▁court ▁of ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Arag on , ▁who ▁was ▁then ▁in ▁Barcelona . ▁The ▁king ▁Ram on ▁Ber eng uer ▁IV , ▁Count ▁of ▁Barcelona ▁was ▁in ▁possession ▁of ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁war ▁prisoners ▁whose ▁release ▁requested ▁Val encia . ▁Ah met ▁failed ▁in ▁diplom atic ▁negoti ations ▁and ▁initi ated ▁way ▁back ▁to ▁Val encia ▁stopping ▁near ▁the ▁Po ble t ▁Mon aster y . ▁Att ract ed ▁by ▁it , ▁the ▁mon ks ▁requested ▁accommod ation ▁and ▁after ▁two ▁days ▁on ▁campus ▁he ▁dismiss ed ▁his ▁servant ▁and ▁entered ▁the ▁C ister cian ▁Order , ▁taking ▁the ▁name ▁Bern ardo . ▁In ▁ 1 1 8 1 ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Val encia ▁with ▁intent ▁to ▁evangel ize ▁his ▁family . ▁His ▁brother ▁Al man zor , ▁who ▁had ▁succeeded ▁his ▁father , ▁opposed ▁the ▁pre aching ▁and ▁sent ▁ch ase , ▁unable ▁to ▁keep ▁their ▁two ▁sister s , ▁Za ida ▁and ▁Z ora ida ▁from ▁being ▁bapt ized , ▁with ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁Mary ▁and ▁Grace . ▁They ▁three ▁of ▁them ▁were ▁arrested ▁on ▁the ▁out sk ir ts ▁of ▁Al zi ra , ▁where ▁they ▁had ▁hidden , ▁and ▁were ▁killed ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 1 ▁of ▁that ▁year . ▁ ▁History