Sulpicius Severus
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Sulpicius Severus was a Christian writer and native of Aquitania, in what is now France. He is known for his chronicle of sacred history, as well as his biography of Saint Martin of Tours.
Page from the Vita Sancti Martini by Sulpicius Severus, written in Carolingian minuscule. Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Martin of Tours
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Martin of Tours was the third bishop of Tours. He is the patron saint of many communities and organizations across Europe, including of the former French Third Republic. A native of Pannonia, he conve
Sulpicius Severus
…a Christian writer and native of Aquitania, in what is now France. He is known for his chronicle of sacred history, as well as his biography of Saint Martin of Tours. Almost all that is known of Severus' life comes from a few allusions in his own writings, some passages in the letters of his friend Paulinus, bishop…
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Saint Martin of Tours raises a man from the dead by Godfried Maes, 1687
Cretan icon of Saint Martin
Saint Martin Dividing his Cloak by Anthony van Dyck, c. 1618