Aránzazu. The presence of the Franciscans in the convent and sanctuary of Our Lady of Aránzazu was preceded by their definitive installation in 1514. In fact, the first friars were the Mercedarian friars who came from Burceña (Bizkaia) brought by Fr. Pedro de Arriarán or de Oñate who served as superior. They arrived in 1493 and founded the first community of male religious in Guipúzcoa. The foundation was not successful. The Mercedarians returned to their convents of origin, those of Burceña and Colindres, except for Fray Juan who refused to leave the sanctuary and thus became the founding superior of a house of Franciscan "tercerones" as Garibay calls them. These Franciscans, a little later, became Dominicans and hence the lawsuit that arose with the Franciscan Order claiming their right to the house. A decision by the Roman Rota ruled in favour of the Franciscans in 1514, giving rise to the definitive takeover of the house from that date onwards. Since then, devotion to Our Lady of Aránzazu has grown to such an extent that it has become one of the most famous shrines in the Basque Country. The Brotherhood of the same name built a road from Oñate and Saint Ignatius visited the sanctuary on a penitential pilgrimage in 1522. Another example of devotion is the bequest made to him on 2 January 1524 by Juan López Alzarte y Garay from Leniztar. At the beginning of the 18th century there were more than 61 religious. In 1933 it had 20 priests, 17 choristers, 26 lay and donated priests and 68 pupils of the Seraphic College.