. He was a vigorous and
pragmatic church leader in a formative age for modern
Spain and an era of slipping
church control. • He was
Chancellor to
James I of Aragon at the
Treaty of Almizra, and was a key advisor to the King. • He sought unsuccessfully to negotiate with the remaining
Moors in
Aragon. • A shortage of clergy during his
Bishopric led
Arnaldo de Peralta to grant religious orders permission to receive
bequests and sell burial spots in
monasteries. • He also endeavoured to protect church property, and the waiver of breaches of priestly
celibacy by clerics. He called a
Synod early in his
Bishopric and also attended the
Council of Tarragona (May 1, 1246). He also built a number of
churches, including a few on the site of former
Mosques. He was transferred to the bishopric of Zaragoza, on the death of
Rodrigo de Ahonés (2-2-1248), and during his time here
Saint Domingo de el Val (1243–1250), was
martyred on 31 August 1250. Arnaldo de Peralta died in
Zaragoza in July 1271, and was succeeded by
Sancho de Peralta. ==References==