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MartinsbrunnenSaint Martin's FountainSavaria (Szombathely), 316 - Candes-Saint-Martin 397Bischof von Tours. Um seinen Namen ranken sich zahlreiche Legenden, und er ist zu einem der bekanntesten und wiedererkennbarsten christlichen Heiligen geworden. Bishop of Tours. Around his name much legendary material accrued and he has become one of the most familiar and recognizable Christian saints (Wikipedia) |
Unbekannte(r) Künstler artist unknown 2004 |
 
Small statue of St. Martin sharing his cloak with a beggar, standing on a column in an square fountain basin.
The figures of St. Martin and his horse are identical with the statue in Amöneburg - the beggar however is different.
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A.D. 2004 500 JAHRE ST. TRINITATIS |
In honoreM stI. MartInI |
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Saint Martin and the Beggar
While Martin was still a soldier in the Roman army and deployed in Gaul (modern day France), he experienced the vision that 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 own military cloak in half and shared it with the beggar. That night, Martin dreamed of Jesus wearing the half-cloak he had given away. He heard Jesus say to the angels: "Here is Martin, the Roman soldier who is not baptized; he has clad me." In another story, when Martin woke, his cloak was restored. The dream confirmed Martin in his piety, and he was baptized at the age of 18.
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