Saint Garcia of Arlanza

García (also known as García of Arlanza and García of Quintanilla) was a Castilian saint and abbot of the Monastery of San Pedro de Arlanza, who died in 1073 or 1074. His feast day is celebrated on November 25. According to a later tradition, he is believed to have been born in the village of Quintanilla (later renamed Quintanilla San García in his honor). He entered the Monastery of San Pedro de Arlanza at a very young age, where he distinguished himself by his great piety. Upon the death of Abbot Aureolo in 1050, he was elected his successor and held the position for three decades. Under his leadership, San Pedro de Arlanza experienced a period of great economic prosperity and received significant royal donations from Ferdinand I and Sancho II of Castile. Famous for his miracles, he once turned water into wine by blessing the table on Good Friday. He succeeded in having King Ferdinand I of Castile, a great patron of the monastery, grant him the relics of the martyrs Vincent, Sabina, and Cristeta, who were buried in Ávila.