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Tours (French pronunciation: [tuʁ]) is a city located in the centre-west of France. It is the administrative centre of the Indre-et-Loire department and the largest city in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France (although it is not the capital, which is the region's second-largest city, Orléans). In 2012, the city of Tours had 134,978 inhabitants, while the population of the whole metropolitan area was 483,744.
Tours stands on the lower reaches of the River Loire, between Orléans and the Atlantic coast. The surrounding district, the traditional province of Touraine, is known for its wines, for the alleged perfection (as perceived by some speakers) of its local spoken French, and for the Battle of Tours, which took place in 732. The city is also the end-point of the annual Paris–Tours cycle race.
In Gallic times the city was important as a crossing point of the Loire. Becoming part of the Roman Empire during the 1st century AD, the city was named "Caesarodunum" ("hill of Caesar"). The name evolved in the 4th century when the original Gallic name, Turones, became first "Civitas Turonum" then "Tours". It was at this time that the amphitheatre of Tours, one of the five largest amphitheatres of the Empire, was built. Tours became the metropolis of the Roman province of Lugdunum towards 380–388, dominating the Loire Valley, Maine and Brittany. One of the outstanding figures of the history of the city was Saint Martin, second bishop who shared his coat with a naked beggar in Amiens. This incident and the importance of Martin in the medieval Christian West made Tours, and its position on the route of pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela, a major centre during the Middle Ages.
St. Martin of Tours (Latin: Sanctus Martinus Turonensis; 316 or 336 – 8 November 397) was Bishop of Tours, whose shrine in France became a famous stopping-point for pilgrims on the road to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. He has become one of the most familiar and recognizable Christian saints. As he was born in what is now Szombathely, Hungary, spent much of his childhood in Pavia, Italy, and lived most of his adult life in France, he is considered a spiritual bridge across Europe.
His life was recorded by a contemporary, the hagiographer Sulpicius Severus. Some of the accounts of his travels may have been interpolated into his vita to validate early sites of his cult. He is best known for the account of his using his military sword to cut his cloak in two, to give half to a beggar clad only in rags in the depth of winter. Conscripted as a soldier into the Roman army, he found the duty incompatible with the Christian faith he had adopted and became an early conscientious objector.
Father Richard Erikson speaks about Saint Martin of Tours, a soldier who refused to fight after converting to Christianity.
Well liked, charitable, Bishop of France. Martin of Tours is one of the most popular saints in the world. A 'Saint of the Day' program from http://www.realcatholictv.com
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Saint Brice of Tours was the fourth Bishop of Tours, succeeding Martin of Tours in 397.According to legend, Brice was an orphan rescued by Martin and raised in the monastery at Marmoutiers.He later became Martin's pupil, although the ambitious and volatile Brice was rather the opposite of his master.As Bishop of Tours, Brice performed his duties, but was also said to succumb to worldly pleasures. ---Image-Copyright-and-Permission--- About the author(s): Richard de Montbaston et collaborateurs. License: Public domain ---Image-Copyright-and-Permission--- This channel is dedicated to make Wikipedia, one of the biggest knowledge databases in the world available to people with limited vision. Article available under a Creative Commons license Image source in video
St.Martin of Tours was Bishop of Tours, whose shrine in France became a famous stopping-point for pilgrims on the road to Santiago de Compostela in Spain.He has become one of the most familiar and recognizable Christian saints.As he was born in what is now Szombathely, Hungary, spent much of his childhood in Pavia, Italy, and lived most of his adult life in France, he is considered a spiritual bridge across Europe. ---Image-Copyright-and-Permission--- About the author(s): Simone Martini (1285–1344) Alternative names Simone Sanese Description Italian painter and manuscript illuminator Date of birth/death between 1280 and 1285 1344 Location of birth/death Siena Avignon Work period between 1313 and 1342 Work location Naples, Assisi, Siena, Avignon Authority control VIAF: 101100651 ISNI: 0000...
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Martinmas is the 11th day of the 11th month of the year, and it is the feast of St. Martin of Tours: a man who lead a simple and exemplary life, and who was the . Saint Martin's Day, also known as the Feast of Saint Martin, Martinstag or Martinmas, the Feast of Saint Martin of Tours or Martin le Miséricordieux, is celebrated . mostly black and white film photos of MWS celebration of the feast of st. martin of tours. the students made their own lanterns and paraded them around the . Het sint-maartensfeest wordt op 11 november, of soms de avond ervoor, gevierd in sommige streken van Nederland, Vlaanderen, Noord-Frankrijk, sommige .
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The Early Middle Ages, 284--1000 (HIST 210) Professor Freedman begins his discussion of Gregory of Tours' history of the Merovingian kings. This history differs markedly from the classical invective style used by Procopius. Gregory of Tours' account seems more random by comparison and emphasizes the intervention of the supernatural in everyday life, particularly through the miracles of St. Martin of Tours. Gregory begins his account by showing how Clovis established Frankish hegemony and secured the prominence of the Franks in the post-Roman West. That the Franks were the first Catholic (as opposed to Arian) people among the barbarian invaders also figures heavily in his account. Professor Freedman ends the lecture with a discussion of Clovis' sons, among whom Clovis had divided his emp...