Category:Saint Martin of Tours

Born: 316 AD in Savaria, Diocese of Pannonia (modern-day Hungary) Died: November 8, 397 in Candes, Gaul (modern-day France) Honored in: Roman Catholic Church Eastern Christianity Anglican Communion Lutheran Church Canonized: Pre-Congregation Feast: November 11 (Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Communion) November 12 (Eastern Orthodox Church) Attributes: man on horseback sharing his cloak with a begger; man cutting cloak in half; globe of fire; goose Patronage: against poverty; against alcoholism; Bahrija, Malta; beggars; Beli Manastir; Archdiocese of Bratislava; Buenos Aires; Burgenland; cavalry; Church Lads' and Church Girls' Brigade; Dieburg; Edingen equestrians; Foiano della Chiana; France; geese; horses; hotel-keepers; innkeepers; Kortrijk; diocese of Mainz; Montemagno; Olpe; Orense; Pietrasanta; Pontifical Swiss Guards; quartermasters; reformed alcoholics; riders; Taal, Batangas; Bocaue, Bulacan; Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart; soldiers; tailors; Utrecht; vintners; Virje; wine growers; wine makers; Wissmannsdorf

(born about 316, died in 397, Memorial on November 11)
 * Martin was born in Sabaria about 316. Martin went to Italy and joined the Roman Army while an adolescent. He went to Poiters in 361 to see St. Hilary. He was consecrated a bishop on July 4, ______. He died in Touraine about 397.