# Martin of Tours

> A Roman cavalryman who sliced his cloak in half with a sword to cover a freezing beggar - the gesture that made Martin of Tours a saint and turned his tomb into one of medieval Europe's most-visited pilgrimage sites.

*Christian saint*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/martin-of-tours

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Religious Figure
- **Category:** Religious Figures
- **Born:** 316
- **Died:** 0397-11-08
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Born in Pannonia, Martin converted to Christianity young but served in the Roman cavalry in Gaul before leaving military life prior to 361. He became a disciple of Hilary of Poitiers and founded the monastery at Ligugé. Consecrated Bishop of Tours in 371, he worked to stamp out what remained of Gallo-Roman religion in the region. His contemporary, the hagiographer Sulpicius Severus, recorded his life and secured the cloak story for posterity. His shrine in Tours became a major waypoint for pilgrims heading to Santiago de Compostela.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 63.2 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.8 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 25.4 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 8.9 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Topics
#Religious Figures, #Other, #Religion, #Ancient History

## Sources
- [Martinho de Tours](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martinho_de_Tours)
- [Martinus van Tours](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martinus_van_Tours)
- [Martino di Tours](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martino_di_Tours)
- [都爾的瑪爾定](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%83%BD%E7%88%BE%E7%9A%84%E7%91%AA%E7%88%BE%E5%AE%9A)
- [トゥールのマルティヌス](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%88%E3%82%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%81%AE%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AB%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%8C%E3%82%B9)
- [Мартин Турский](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BD_%D0%A2%D1%83%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9)
- [Marcin z Tours](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcin_z_Tours)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133704)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_of_Tours)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Martin%20of%20Tours)
- [Martinus Teurgn](https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martinus_Teurgn)
- [Martí de Tours](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mart%C3%AD_de_Tours)
- [Swiãti Môrcën z Tours](https://csb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swi%C3%A3ti_M%C3%B4rc%C3%ABn_z_Tours)
- [Martin z Tours](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_z_Tours)
- [Тура Мартинĕ](https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B0_%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BD%C4%95)
- [Martin o Tours](https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_o_Tours)
- [Sankt Morten](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sankt_Morten)
- [Martin von Tours](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_von_Tours)
- [Marteno de Tours](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marteno_de_Tours)
- [Martín de Tours](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mart%C3%ADn_de_Tours)
- [Püha Martin](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%BCha_Martin)
- [Martin Tourskoa](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Tourskoa)
- [مارتین تور](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%86_%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1)
- [Martinus Toursilainen](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martinus_Toursilainen)
- [Sén Martìn](https://frp.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A9n_Mart%C3%ACn)
- [Martin de Tours](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_de_Tours)
- [Martinus fan Tours](https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martinus_fan_Tours)
- [Wikiquote](https://ca.wikiquote.org/wiki/Mart%C3%AD_de_Tours)
- [Wikiquote](https://et.wikiquote.org/wiki/P%C3%BCha_Martin)
- [Wikiquote](https://it.wikiquote.org/wiki/Martino_di_Tours)

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