Who was St. Martin of Tours?
St. Martin of Tours was born in what is now Hungary in 316, the son of an officer in the Roman army. He soon felt called to the life of Christ and served a term of imprisonment as a conscientious objector who felt that military service and Christianity were incompatible. After his release, there occurred the famous incident, which took place near Amiens, when he gave half his cloak to a beggar in whom he saw Christ and then later dreamed a dream in which Christ appeared wearing it. Find out more about St. Martin at catholic-forum.com: http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintm07.htm .
