4 July.
1662 Book of Common Prayer. Day
of Remembrance. Translation of St. Martin
Translation of St Martin (of
Tours) from Cande, where he died, to the great Basilica of Tours in 478. St.
Martin, Bishop of Tours (371-397), was the son of a Roman tribune, and himself
a soldier up to the age of 40, pupil and friend of St. Hilary of Poitiers. As a
Bishop he still shewed his soldierly character in resolute war against Arianim
and the last remnants of Paganism, and vigorous assertion of spiritual
discipline. He is best known by the celebrated story of his dividing his cloak
with a naked beggar, and in a dream seeing the Lord Himself clothed in it, and
by the vision being converted to Christ. -- July 4th.
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