4 3 . ▁Relig ious ▁icon ography ▁shows ▁Saint ▁Bernard ▁of ▁Al zi ra ▁and ▁his ▁sister s ▁with ▁a ▁n ail ▁by ▁pier cing ▁the ▁fore head , ▁representing ▁the ▁shape ▁of ▁his ▁mart yr dom ▁( though ▁other ▁sources ▁say ▁they ▁were ▁be head ed ) ▁carried ▁out ▁the ▁n ails ▁that ▁were ▁used ▁to ▁mo or ▁their ▁boats ▁in ▁the ▁bank ▁of ▁the ▁J ú car ▁river . ▁The ▁saint ▁has ▁an ▁alt ar , ▁with ▁its ▁re lic s , ▁in ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁Saint ▁Catherine ▁in ▁Al zi ra . ▁The ▁arch di oc ese ▁of ▁Val encia ▁celebr ates ▁the ▁fe ast ▁of ▁Saint ▁Bernard ▁of ▁Al zi ra ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 3 ▁( after ▁the ▁second ▁discovery ▁of ▁re lic s ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 5 9 9 ) ▁and ▁proper ▁office ▁for ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Val encia ▁and ▁the ▁whole ▁Arch di oc ese ▁of ▁Val encia ▁by ▁ed ict ▁of ▁Pope ▁Bened ict ▁XIII ▁of ▁September ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 7 2 5 . ▁However , ▁the ▁C ister cian ▁order ▁celebr ates ▁fe ast ▁from ▁June ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 7 1 . ▁Finally , ▁by ▁privile ge ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁See , ▁the ▁Po ble t ▁Mon aster y ▁has ▁a ▁solemn ▁lit ur gy ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁the ▁saint ▁and ▁her ▁sister s ▁each ▁September ▁ 2 . ▁The ▁saint ▁holds ▁the ▁parish ▁of ▁the ▁P ue blo ▁Nue vo ▁village ,