tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795284845836270713.post6244283687277473735..comments2024-03-27T11:23:43.902+00:00Comments on Beaker Folk of Husborne Crawley: St Martin of ToursWodeWosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18381754587879658356noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795284845836270713.post-46005455042014573872012-07-04T11:37:47.835+01:002012-07-04T11:37:47.835+01:00I've done that tour, the guide said that if we...I've done that tour, the guide said that if we looked hard enough from a particular vantage point over the west wall we'd be able to see his Wedgwood collection - buggered if I could see anything?Steve Borthwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361597018502017407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795284845836270713.post-79357798336981791952012-07-04T09:16:18.772+01:002012-07-04T09:16:18.772+01:00I have an affection for St Martin of Tours.
From ...I have an affection for St Martin of Tours. <br />From wiki:<br />"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." "<br /><br />Although he also cut down sacred trees on pagan sites, which of course we don't approve of now.<br /><br />I have just discovered the origin of the word 'Chapel'. How interesting, I have often wondered.<br /><br />Small temporary churches were built for the relic (his cloak) and people began to refer to them by the word for little cloak "capella" that these churches housed. Eventually small churches lost their association with the cloak and all small churches began to be referred to as Chapels[3] .DaisyAnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12680034482022415405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4795284845836270713.post-9214685296291072372012-07-04T07:29:55.862+01:002012-07-04T07:29:55.862+01:00He is actually the patron Saint of soldiers and as...He is actually the patron Saint of soldiers and as a former Squaddie, I can like him a lot, unfortunately he was FRENCH?<br /><br />His Dad was a Roman Tribune, good rank to get to, and Martin naughtily went against him to become a Christian.<br /><br />Martin was one of the original Child soldiers, being conscripted at 15 into the Roman Cavalry (makes Our Junior Leaders look a bit wussy).<br /><br />He had a Rheims road experience which convinced him to be a real Christian and was baptised at 18. This helped him to become a pacifist and he left the Roman Army, conveniently before a great battle in 336. <br /><br />He had quite a few adventures, exiles and after becoming a hermit founded a Monastery and became a Bishop. Quite a normal route to preferment today in the CofE.<br /><br />He did quite a bit to upset Pagans and the Druidic folk who were about and in general was a pain in the butt for them.<br /><br />All in all, he had a hectic and busy time being Christian, sorting out heresy, founding monastic orders and generally being an early church, busy bloke.<br /><br />And at no time is it mentioned that he was a tourist guide or mentor? Although I suppose that his occupation as a 'Sky Pilot' might be construed that way.UKViewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18114944341930758335noreply@blogger.com