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Sankt MartinSaint MartinSavaria (Szombathely), 316 - Candes-Saint-Martin 397Bischof von Tours. Um seinen Namen ranken sich zahlreiche Legenden, und er ist zu einem der bekanntesten und wiedererkennbarsten christlichen Heiligen geworden. Bishop of Tours. Around his name much legendary material accrued and he has become one of the most familiar and recognizable Christian saints (Wikipedia) |
Unbekannte(r) Künstler artist unknown 1950s |
 
Steinbild am Mittelteil des Kirchenportals, das den Heiligen Martinus als Bischof mit einer Kirche in der Hand darstellt.
Die Statue stammt vermutlich aus der Zeit zwischen 1954 und 1958, als die Kirche nach den schweren Beschädigungen im Zweiten Weltkrieg restauriert wurde.
Stone sculpture on the trumeau of the church porch, depicting Saint Martin as a bishop holding a church in his hand.
The statue is thought to date from the period between 1954 and 1958, when the church was restored following the severe damage sustained during the Second World War.
Saint Martin and the Beggar
While Martin was still a soldier in the Roman army and deployed in Gaul (modern day France), he experienced the vision that became the most-repeated story about his life. One day as he was approaching the gates of the city of Amiens he met a scantily clad beggar. He impulsively cut his own military cloak in half and shared it with the beggar. That night, Martin dreamed of Jesus wearing the half-cloak he had given away. He heard Jesus say to the angels: "Here is Martin, the Roman soldier who is not baptized; he has clad me." In another story, when Martin woke, his cloak was restored. The dream confirmed Martin in his piety, and he was baptized at the age of 18.
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