Martin of Tours
Martin of Tours was the third bishop of Tours. He is the patron saint of many communities and organizations across Europe, including of the former French Third Republic. As bishop, he was active in the suppression of the remnants of Gallo-Roman religion.
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When
- First attested
- 300 CE
- Attested period
- 200 – 500
- Historical notes
- Consecrated as Bishop of Caesarodunum (Tours) in 371.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Thérèse of Lisieux, Catherine of Vadstena, Suitbert of Kaiserwerdt, Alphonsus Liguori, Ovidius, Epipodius, Denise, Urban of Langres, Abel of Reims, Aloysius Gonzaga, Leodegar, Paraskevi of Rome, Mammes, Hyacinth, Kentigern, Galileo Nicolini, Michael, Florian, Gotthard of Hildesheim, Wenceslaus, Saint Primitivus, Saint Constantius, Saint Auratianus, Melchior Grodziecki, Clement of Rome, Hippolytus of Rome, John of Nepomuk, Paulina of Rome, Pope Pius V, Saint Ligorius, Procopius of Sázava, Sebastian, Paul, John the Baptist, Bartholomew, Peter, Vitus, George
- student of
- Hilary of Poitiers
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Martin of Tours (Latin: Martinus Turonensis; 316/336 – 8 November 397) was the third bishop of Tours. He is the patron saint of many communities and organizations across Europe, including of the former French Third Republic.”
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“Alcoholism – Martin of Tours”
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“Sulpicius Severus in his account of the heroic, military life of Martin of Tours, created a literary model that reflected the new spiritual, political, and social ideals of a post-Roman society.”
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“Frenštát pod Radhoštěm – Martin of Tours”
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