The Count of Orgaz died in 1323. According to legend, Saint Augustine and Saint Stephen appeared during his burial in the church of Santo Tomé in Toledo where, supporting the Count by the head and feet respectively, the saints deposited his body in his tomb. Quite different to El Greco´s famous interpretation, the horizontal format allowed Meléndez to present an impressive, theatrical scene that reveals itself as the foreground curtains open. Surrounding the principal group the witnesses to the miracle, the flaming torches and the cloud of glory form three converging points that recede into the pictorial space. This canvas is a pair to Saint Augustine vanquishing the Plague of Locusts (P-958).