{"id":54971,"date":"2025-11-11T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omnesmag.com\/?p=54971"},"modified":"2025-11-11T10:47:52","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T08:47:52","slug":"saint-martin-de-tours-apostle-of-the-gallies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omnesmag.com\/en\/foco\/san-martin-de-tours-apostol-de-las-galias\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Martin of Tours, Apostle of Gaul"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Few people can have their history summed up in a single gesture as well as St. Martin. His took place around the year 335. As a soldier of the imperial guard, the young man made nightly rounds. And on one of these, during the winter, he came across a half-naked beggar on horseback near Amiens. Martin took pity on him, took off his cloak, cut it in two and gave half of it to the poor man.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The following night Jesus appeared to him in a dream dressed in that piece of the cloak, and said to the angels: \u201cBehold Martin, the unbaptized Roman soldier: he has clothed me\u201d. This dream made a great impression on the young soldier, who was baptized on the following Easter feast. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vaticannews.va\/es\/santos\/11\/11\/s--martin--obispo-de-tours-.html\">saint's day<\/a> Vatican.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Born in Sabaria (now Hungary) when it was the Roman province of Pannonia, son of a pagan Roman officer, St. Martin, after receiving baptism and abandoned arms, founded a monastery in Ligug\u00e9 (France). There he led a monastic life under the direction of St. Hilary. Later he was ordained a priest and was elected bishop of Tours. He evangelized the region of Gaul and founded several monasteries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Mercy&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When he accepted the bishopric, the former soldier refused to live like a prince so that people in misery, prisoners and the sick could find a home under his mantle. He lived next to the city walls, in the monastery of Marmoutier, the oldest in France.  Another important aspect was his defense of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omnesmag.com\/en\/news\/mercy-remakes-man\/\">mercy<\/a> in the face of violence. He intervened with the emperor to stop the execution of heretics who had strayed from the doctrine. His funeral, in 397, was attended by a crowd that recognized him as a generous and supportive person.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pocas personas pueden ver resumida su historia en un solo gesto, como san Mart\u00edn. El suyo tuvo lugar alrededor del a\u00f1o 335. 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