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Martin Luther was named after St. Martin, as he was baptised on November 11 (St. Martin's Day), 1483, 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.
St Martin's Day Kermis by Peeter Baltens (16th century), shows peasants celebrating by drinking the first wine of the season, and a horseman representing the saint. Saint Martin's Day or Martinmas (obsolete: Martlemas), [1] [2] and historically called Old Halloween [A] or All Hallows Eve, [B] [3] [4] is the feast day of Saint Martin of Tours and is celebrated in the liturgical year on 11 November.
Saint Martin of Soure (died 1146), Portuguese cleric canonized after martyrdom to the Moors of Cordoba Saint Martin de Porres (1579–1639), Peruvian lay brother of the Dominican Order Saints Martin Tho and Martin Tinh Duc Ta, two Vietnamese Martyrs who died between 1745 and 1862
Martin Walsh identifies the story of the green children as "a garbled account of an atavistic harvest ritual". [23] He considers the references to St Martin to be significant, and sees the story as evidence that the feast of Martinmas has its origins in an English aboriginal past, of which the children's story forms "the lowest stratum". [23]
Saint Martin of Tours, patron saint of soldiers, leaves the Roman army. St Martin is one of the most familiar and recognizable Roman Catholic saints. Martin may either be a given name or surname. In Scotland, Martin or McMartin is a common surname of Scottish Gaelic origin. Martin is, however, more common as a masculine given name in many ...
Alexis Bidagan dit St-Martin (April 8, 1802 [a] – June 24, 1880) was a Canadian voyageur who is known for his part in experiments on digestion in humans, conducted on him by the American Army physician William Beaumont between 1822 and 1833.
Ancient relics date the island's first settlers, probably the Ciboney (a subgroup of Arawaks), back to 3,500 years ago. [citation needed] Then another group of Arawaks migrated from South America's Orinoco basin around 800 A.D. [citation needed] Because of St. Martin's salt-pans they called it "Soualiga," or "Land of Salt."
This is a list of notable people who have studied at Central Saint Martins since its formation in 1989 by amalgamation of the Central School of Art and Design and Saint Martin's School of Art. For alumni of the original schools before the merger, please see the List of alumni of the Central School of Art and Design and List of alumni of Saint ...