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Martin of Tours

Christian saint (c.316/336 - 397)

8 dated entries naming Martin of Tours, drawn from 7 separate years between 316 CE and 1417 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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4th century

  • 316Martin of Tours, bishop of Tours (d. 397)source
  • 360At about this date, Ligugé Abbey in France is founded for the monastic Order of Saint Benedict by Martin of Tours, under dispensation from Bishop Hilary of Poitiers.source
  • 371Martin of Tours becomes bishop of Tours (approximate date).source
  • 373Saint Martin of Tours undertakes the Christianization of Gaul.source
  • 397Sulpicius Severus writes the earliest biography of Martin of Tours, the first known "life of a saint" ever written.source
  • 397November 8 – Martin of Tours, bishop and saintsource

8th century

  • 732September – Charles Martel leads his Frankish army (30,000 men) to Orléans and crosses the Loire River, probably accompanied by Eudes of Aquitaine, with his remaining troops. He makes camp near Tours, probably at Ballan-Miré south-west of the fortress city, in order to protect the abbey of Saint Martin. Charles defeats or forces back Umayyad scouts or an advance guard, between the rivers Indre and Creuse. Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi pulls back to establish a position at the Vienne River.source

15th century

  • 1417November 11 – On St. Martin's Day, with all three previous claimants to the office of Pope gone, the 53-member Council of Constance unanimously elects Oddone Colonna to be the new Pontiff. Colonna will take the name of Saint Martin of Tours upon his consecration.source

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