Memorial
Saint Martin of Tours
- Feast day
- November 11
- Patron of
- soldiers and beggars
- Origin
- Hungarian
Life
Martin of Tours was a Roman soldier who famously cut his cloak in half to share with a beggar. He later became Bishop of Tours and was one of the first non-martyrs to be venerated as a saint.
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