St. Martin (disambiguation)
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- Martin of ToursMartin of ToursMartin of Tours was a Bishop of Tours whose shrine became a famous stopping-point for pilgrims on the road to Santiago de Compostela. Around his name much legendary material accrued, and he has become one of the most familiar and recognizable Christian saints...
(c. 316 – 397), a saint, Bishop of Tours - Martin of BragaMartin of BragaSaint Martin of Braga was an archbishop of Bracara Augusta in Hispania , a monastic founder, and an ecclesiastical author...
(c. 520 – 580), alias Martin of Dumes, Bishop of Braga in Portugal - Pope Martin IPope Martin IPope Martin I, born near Todi, Umbria in the place now named after him , was pope from 649 to 653, succeeding Pope Theodore I in July 5, 649. The only pope during the Byzantine Papacy whose election was not approved by a iussio from Constantinople, Martin I was abducted by Constans II and died in...
(died 655) - Martin of Arades (died 726), a canonized monk from Corbie AbbeyCorbie AbbeyCorbie Abbey is a former Benedictine monastery in Corbie, Picardy, France, dedicated to Saint Peter.-Foundation:It was founded in about 659/661 under Merovingian royal patronage by Balthild, widow of Clovis II, and her son Clotaire III...
whose feast day is November 26 - Martin de PorresMartin de PorresMartin de Porres was a lay brother of the Dominican Order who was beatified in 1837 by Pope Gregory XVI and canonized in 1962 by Pope John XXIII. He is the patron saint of mixed-race people and all those seeking interracial harmony.He was noted for work on behalf of the poor, establishing an...
(1579–1639), a saint who lived in Peru - Saints Martin Tho and Martin Tinh Duc Ta of the Vietnamese MartyrsVietnamese MartyrsThe Vietnamese Martyrs, also known as the Martyrs of Tonkin, Martyrs of Annam , Andrew Dung-Lac and Companions , or Martyrs of Indochina, are saints on the Roman Catholic calendar of saints canonized by Pope John Paul II...
- St. Martin's DaySt. Martin's DaySt. Martin's Day, also known as the Feast of St. Martin, Martinstag or Martinmas, the Feast of St Martin of Tours or Martin le Miséricordieux, is a time for feasting celebrations. This is the time when autumn wheat seeding is completed. Historically, hiring fairs were held where farm laborers...
feast on November 11, of St Martin of Tours - Alexis St. MartinAlexis St. MartinAlexis St. Martin was a Canadian voyageur who is known for his part in experiments on digestion in humans, conducted by the American physician William Beaumont between 1822 and 1833.- Work with Beaumont :...
(1794–1880), a voyageur famous for his role in the study of digestion - Louis Claude de Saint-MartinLouis Claude de Saint-MartinLouis Claude de Saint-Martin was a French philosopher, known as le philosophe inconnu, the name under which his works were published.-Life:He was born, at Amboise, into a poor but noble family....
(1743–1803), a French philosopher
In geography
- Saint MartinSaint MartinSaint Martin is an island in the northeast Caribbean, approximately east of Puerto Rico. The 87 km2 island is divided roughly 60/40 between France and the Kingdom of the Netherlands ; however, the Dutch side has the larger population. It is one of the smallest sea islands divided between...
, an island in the northeast Caribbean, divided between France and the Netherlands- Collectivity of Saint Martin, French half of the island
- Sint Maarten (A country on the island), Netherlands half of the island
Canada
- Saint-Martin, QuebecSaint-Martin, QuebecSaint-Martin is a parish municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté de Beauce-Sartigan in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 2,596 as of 2009. It is named after Martin of Tours.-Sources:**...
, a parish municipality in the province of Quebec - Saint-Martin, Laval, QuebecSaint-Martin, Laval, QuebecSaint-Martin is a former municipality , now part of the Chomedey neighbourhood of the city of Laval, Quebec, Canada, corresponding roughly to the Roman Catholic parish of Saint-Martin....
, a residential section of the city of Laval in Quebec - Saint-Martin (AMT)Saint-Martin (AMT)Saint-Martin was a train station on the Blainville-Saint-Jerome Line . The station was one of the original four stations of the temporary Blainville line opened in 1997 to serve commuters during the construction on the Marius-Dufresne bridge...
, a former railway station in the province of Quebec - St. Martin de Clare, Nova ScotiaSt. Martin de Clare, Nova ScotiaSt. Martin de Clare is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the District of Clare in Digby County .-References:*...
France
- Candes-Saint-MartinCandes-Saint-MartinCandes-Saint-Martin is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. It overlooks the confluence of the Vienne and Loire rivers from a steep hill on the left bank of the Loire, and marks the boundary between the modern departments of Indre-et-Loire to the east, and Maine-et-Loire...
, in the Indre-et-Loire , place where Saint Martin of Tours died - Saint-Martin, Bas-RhinSaint-Martin, Bas-RhinSaint-Martin is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...
, in the Bas-Rhin - Saint-Martin, GersSaint-Martin, GersSaint-Martin is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
, in the Gers - Saint-Martin, Hautes-PyrénéesSaint-Martin, Hautes-PyrénéesSaint-Martin is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France.-References:*...
, in the Hautes-Pyrénées - Saint-Martin, Meurthe-et-MoselleSaint-Martin, Meurthe-et-MoselleSaint-Martin is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.-References:*...
, in the Meurthe-et-Moselle - Saint-Martin, MorbihanSaint-Martin, MorbihanSaint-Martin-sur-Oust is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Until 6 October 2008 it was known as Saint-Martin.-Demographics:Inhabitants of Saint-Martin-sur-Oust are called in French Martinais.-References:* *...
, in the Morbihan - Saint-Martin, Pyrénées-OrientalesSaint-Martin, Pyrénées-OrientalesSaint-Martin is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.-References:*...
, in the Pyrénées-Orientales - Saint-Martin, VarSaint-Martin, VarSaint-Martin is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-References:*...
, in the Var - Saint-Martin-VésubieSaint-Martin-VésubieSaint-Martin-Vésubie is a commune of the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.-History:San Martin first appears in recorded history in the 12th century, although there are archaeological remnants of a Romanized indigenous population dating back to the 1st century.The medieval castrum,...
in the Alpes Maritimes
Switzerland
- Saint-Martin, FribourgSaint-Martin, FribourgSaint-Martin is a municipality in the district of Veveyse in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On January 1, 2004, Saint-Martin incorporated Besencens and Fiaugères, formerly municipalities in their own right.-External links:...
- St. Martin, GraubündenSt. Martin, GraubündenSt. Martin is a municipality in the district of Surselva in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.-History:The village was settled around the 14th Century by Walser immigrants. Initially it was a held in fief for the Bishop of Chur by the von Tersnaus and von Mont families...
- Saint-Martin, ValaisSaint-Martin, ValaisSaint-Martin is a municipality in the district of Hérens in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.-Geography:Saint-Martin has an area, , of . Of this area, 33.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 42.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.4% is settled and 21.8% is unproductive land.The...
United Kingdom and Channel Islands
- Saint Martin, Guernsey
- Saint Martin, JerseySaint Martin, Jersey-Subdivisions:St. Martin is divided into vingtaines as follows:*La Vingtaine de Rozel*La Vingtaine de Faldouet*La Vingtaine de la Quéruée*La Vingtaine de l'Église*La Vingtaine du Fief de la ReineThe Écréhous are part of the parish of St...
- St Martin-in-MeneageSt Martin-in-MeneageSt Martin-in-Meneage is a civil parish and village in the Meneage district of the Lizard Peninsula in Cornwall, United Kingdom.The village is five miles south-southeast of Helston....
, Cornwall - St Martin-by-LooeSt Martin-by-LooeSt Martin-by-Looe is a coastal civil parish in south Cornwall, United Kingdom. The parish is immediately east of the town and parish of Looe, seven miles south of Liskeard...
, Cornwall
United States
- St. Martin Parish, LouisianaSt. Martin Parish, LouisianaSt. Martin Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is St. Martinville. As of the 2000 census, the population was 48,583.St...
- St. Martin IslandSt. Martin IslandSt. Martin Island is located off the Garden Peninsula in Delta County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the southernmost island in Michigan that is part of a line of islands at the mouth of the bay of Green Bay and is part of the Niagara Escarpment....
, Michigan- St. Martin Island LightSt. Martin Island LightSt. Martin Island Light is a unique exoskeleton lighthouse that marks one of four passages between Lake Michigan and the bay of Green Bay. Constructed in 1905, this light tower is the only example in the United States of a pure exoskeletal tower on the Great Lakes. Similar designs do exist in...
- St. Martin Island Light
- St. Martin, MinnesotaSt. Martin, MinnesotaSt. Martin is a city in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 278 at the 2000 census. It is part of the St. Cloud Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
- St. Martin, MississippiSt. Martin, MississippiSt. Martin is a census-designated place in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Pascagoula, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 6,676 at the 2000 census.St...
- St. Martin Township, Stearns County, Minnesota
- St. Martin, OhioSt. Martin, OhioSt. Martin was a village in Brown County, Ohio, United States. The population was 91 at the 2000 census. The community is served by the Fayetteville post office. St. Martin was dissolved as a village in November 2011 to be served by Perry Township....
In education
- St. Martin Secondary SchoolSt. Martin Secondary SchoolSt. Martin Secondary School is a school in the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board family of schools. It is located in Mississauga, Ontario.-FIRST Robotics Competition:...
in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada - St Martin de Porres, Adelaide, St Martin de Porres Catholic school in Adelaide, South Australia
See also
- St. Martin's (disambiguation)
- San Martín (disambiguation)
- Sankt Martin (disambiguation)
- São Martinho (disambiguation)
- St Martin-in-the-FieldsSt Martin-in-the-FieldsSt Martin-in-the-Fields is an Anglican church at the north-east corner of Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, London. Its patron is Saint Martin of Tours.-Roman era:Excavations at the site in 2006 led to the discovery of a grave dated about 410...
, Anglican church in London