the legend of Saint Martin, who gave away half his cloak to a poor man

While Martin was a soldier in the Roman army and stationed in Gaul (modern-day France), he experienced a vision, which became the most-repeated story about his life. One day as he was approaching the gates of the city of Amiens, he met a scantily clad beggar. He impulsively cut his military cloak in half to share with the man. That night, Martin dreamed of Jesus wearing the half-cloak he had given away. He heard Jesus say to the angels: "Martin, who is still but a catechumen, clothed me with this robe." (Sulpicius, ch 2). In another version, when Martin woke, he found his cloak restored to wholeness.

The dream confirmed Martin in his piety, and he was baptised at the age of 18.

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Rumpel said:

Maybe I should not have put "Location Europe" on my profile?
So some American may think that I am some stupid old European peasant who does not know anything about the world und therefore lists Saint Martin in a poll - some strange saint that wise guys have never heard of?

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Since its founding in 1952, St. Martin’s Episcopal Church has grown to become the largest Episcopal Church in North America with more than 9,000 members.

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Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr.; January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Christian minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. King is best known for advancing civil rights through nonviolence and civil disobedience, inspired by his Christian beliefs and the nonviolent activism of Mahatma Gandhi.

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ecofarm said:

Thread needs more cowbell.

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Rumpel said:

Here is the legend:



Martin of Tours - Wikipedia

Where I live, every child has heard about this legend.

Now I have been told that Saint Martin is completely unknown in the rest of the world and only some un-important parochial saint somewhere.

Now that interests me now.

Can it really be, that nobody in the USA etc etc has ever heard of Saint Martin?

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Rumpel said:

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tosca1 said:

I heard of a St Martin. De Porres.

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Martin de Porres Velázquez, O.P., (9 December 1579 – 3 November 1639) was a Peruvian lay brother of the Dominican Order who was beatified in 1837 by Pope Gregory XVI and canonized in 1962 by Pope John XXIII. He is the patron saint of mixed-race people, barbers, innkeepers, public health workers, and all those seeking racial harmony.

He was noted for his work on behalf of the poor, establishing an orphanage and a children's hospital. He maintained an austere lifestyle, which included fasting and abstaining from meat. Among the many miracles attributed to him were those of levitation, bilocation, miraculous knowledge, instantaneous cures, and an ability to communicate with animals.

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tosca1 said:

Being a former Catholic -

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Rumpel said:

Here is the legend:



Martin of Tours - Wikipedia

Where I live, every child has heard about this legend.

Now I have been told that Saint Martin is completely unknown in the rest of the world and only some un-important parochial saint somewhere.

Now that interests me now.

Can it really be, that nobody in the USA etc etc has ever heard of Saint Martin?

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tacomancer said:

It's supposed to be a nice place to take a vacation, except during hurricane season.

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Rumpel said:

I expected something like this :roll:

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tacomancer said:

:shrug: expecting people in one country to be experts in the minutiae of another country's culture is silly. What do you know of the history of rodeo clowns?

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Elvira said:

Or to even care...

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