Martin of Tours

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Martin of Tours was a 4th-century Roman soldier-turned-bishop renowned for his piety, missionary work in Gaul, and the famous legend of sharing his cloak with a beggar.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian saint
bishop
former Roman soldier
missionary
monk
patron saint
associatedWith Gaul
Touraine
Tours
birthPlace Pannonia
Roman Empire
Savaria
canonizationStatus pre-congregation saint
centuryActive 4th century
commemoratedBy St Martin's Day
deathCause natural causes
deathPlace Candes
Gaul
feastDay 11 November
founded Marmoutier Abbey
givenName Martin
hasLegend cutting his military cloak in half to share with a freezing beggar
hasVision vision of Christ wearing the half-cloak he had given to the beggar
honorificTitle Saint Martin
influenced development of monasticism in Gaul
languageOfWorkOrName Latin
militaryRank Roman soldier
notableFor founding monasteries in Gaul
legend of sharing his cloak with a beggar
missionary work in Gaul
opposition to paganism in Gaul
patronage France
beggars
soldiers
tailors
winemakers
positionHeld Bishop of Tours
religion Anglican Communion
Catholic Church
Christianity
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheranism
residence Marmoutier Abbey
Tours
servedIn Roman army
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheran Church

Referenced by (9)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Church of St Martin, Bladon ("Saint Martin of Tours")
Church of St Martin, Houghton ("Saint Martin of Tours")
St. Martin's Cathedral, Utrecht ("Saint Martin of Tours")
dedicatedTo
St Martin
alsoKnownAs
Life of St Martin
associatedWithPerson
Life of St Martin ("Martin of Tours as monk-bishop")
depicts
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Buenos Aires ("Saint Martin of Tours")
hasPatronSaint
Life of St Martin
mainSubject
St Martin ("Bishop of Tours")
positionHeld

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