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SAINT MARTIN, BISHOP

Protector of the parish of St. Martin is the 15th century.

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St. Martin was born about 315th in Sabariji, today's Szombathely, Hungary. Although his father but as a fifteen year old enrolled in military school, Martin nor the army has strict forgot to pray that it is distinguished by great acts of charity. As he once saw promrzlog poor on the road to help him pulled the sword from its scabbard and cut off half his military cloak, and gave him to be clothed.

The following night Martin had a vision of Jesus standing in the middle wearing a robe. Shortly thereafter Martin baptized and ordained a priest. When the city of Tours in France remained without bishops, Martin decided to take the place of Bishop. He accepted this office, but with great persuasion because it still wanted to stay humble and unnoticed. As Bishop of the religion spread among the Gallic tribes.

He died on the 397th year, and was buried in the Cathedral at Tours. Bishop was 27 years. The pictorial representations of a soldier who appears as a cloak to a poor man or as a bishop with a stick and geese. Legend says that when he refused to accept the bishop's office and hid, rewarded his cackling geese. St. Martin's fame as one who must be baptized, even though there is no link between him and the activities related to the vineyard. Since the memory of him celebrating the season of the year occurs when a young wine growers took him to his patron. Today in St.. Martin na Muri 11.studenoga celebrated as the Day of the municipality in conjunction with the ceremony of blessing of young wine with roast goose St Martin. Goose that holds in its beak a cluster of grapes is also available on the municipal coat of arms.

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