# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/martin-of-tours
# Generated: 2026-08-31T14:59:21.407Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/martin-of-tours"
name: "Martin of Tours"
slug: "martin-of-tours"
description: "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."
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birthDate: "316"
deathDate: "0397-11-08"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  profileCompleteness:  60
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
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.