King, and archetype of the tireless fighter, St. Ferdinand of Castile was an extraordinary example of the strong and heroic man, completed by harmonic contrasts: his soul more vigorous than his body, his impetus greater than his musculature, his ideal even greater than his impetus; and, in the pursuit of this ideal, an abnegation that was total.
Devout, pure, strong, majestic; when mounted on his steed, his sword raised against his adversary, he aptly symbolizes a knight of the light.
