▁Washington ▁University ▁al umn i <0x0A> </s> ▁Bernard ▁of ▁Al zi ra ▁( born ▁Ah met ▁I bn ▁Al - M ans ur ▁in ▁ 1 1 3 5 , ▁Car let , ▁Val encia , ▁Spain ▁- ▁Al zi ra , ▁Val encia , ▁Spain , ▁ 1 1 8 1 ) ▁was ▁a ▁And alus ian ▁prince ▁and ▁diplom at , ▁later ▁turned ▁from ▁Islam ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁religious ▁brother ▁of ▁the ▁C ister cian ▁Order . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁mart yr ▁of ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church , ▁v ener ated ▁particularly ▁in ▁the ▁Val enci an ▁Community ▁and ▁Catal onia . ▁The ▁most ▁important ▁celebr ations ▁in ▁his ▁honor ▁are ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Al zi ra , ▁of ▁which ▁he ▁is ▁patron , ▁and ▁the ▁Po ble t ▁Mon aster y ▁in ▁Tar rag ona . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Bernard ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Mans ur , ▁Em ir ▁of ▁the ▁Ta ifa ▁of ▁Car let . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁of ▁four ▁children : ▁Al man zor , ▁the ▁he ir , ▁Za ida ▁( M ary ) ▁and ▁Z ora ida ▁( G race ). ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁farm house ▁of ▁P int ar raf és , ▁in ▁the ▁valley ▁of ▁Al cal á ▁del ▁Mag re , ▁in ▁Car let , ▁belonging ▁to ▁the ▁juris diction ▁of ▁Al zi ra , ▁with ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Ah met . ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁with ▁his ▁brother ▁at ▁the ▁court ▁of ▁the ▁Ta ifa ▁of ▁Val encia .