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Martin Luther was named after St. Martin, as he was baptised on 11 November 1483 (St. Martin's Day), and many older Lutheran congregations are named after St. Martin. Martin of Tours is the patron saint of the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, which has a medal in his name. [46]
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The side chapels show ten frescoes on the life of St. Martin, bishop of Tours. The scenes include: St. Martin Sharing the Mantle with a Beggar; Apparition of Christ and Angels in St. Martin's Dream; Investiture of St. Martin as Knight; Renounce of St. Martin to the Weapons; Visit to the Emperor with Burning Throne; Resurrection of a Youth ...
The tomb of Saint Martin was rediscovered on 14 December 1860, which aided in the 19th-century revival of the popular devotion to St. Martin. After the radical Paris Commune of 1871, there was a resurgence of conservative Catholic piety, and the church decided to build a basilica to Saint Martin.
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