Bay 7- Key

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1) St Martin gives half his cloak to a naked beggar

2) That night, Martin receives a vision of Christ

3) Martin is ordained by St Hilaire (left part of pair)
4) Martin is ordained by St Hilaire (right part)

5) Martin amongst the brigands (left part of pair)
6) Martin amongst the brigands (right part of pair)

7) Crowds coming to witness... (left part of pair)
8) ...St Martin celebrating mass (right part of pair)

9) Martin baptises his mother (left part of pair)
10) but his father refuses to convert (right part of pair)

11) Martin expels a demon from a posessed man

12) The proconsul sends his servant to Martin to be healed

13) Martin embraces a leper (and cures him)

14) Martin annoints his successor, St Brice

15) Martin destroys a fir-tree worshipped by pagans

16) Martin reveals the identity of the unknown occupant of a shrine

17) Funeral of St Martin (left part of pair)
18) Ambrose attending Martin's funeral (right part of pair)

19) St Martin's soul received by Christ (left part of pair)
20) St Martin's soul received by Christ (right part of pair)

The legends of St Martin of Tours are based mainly on the writings of Sulpitius Severus (AD 363-420), a presbyter and close companion of Martin. As well as his "Sacred history of the World" (covering the period from Creation to AD400), Sulpitius' surviving ouvre includes the Life of St Martin, the Dialogues (which also mainly deals with Martin) and assorted letters. The 1894 English edition of Sulpitius' works are available on-line here.

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Grodecki Bay #:
Clement & Guitard p. 56-9
Cahier & Martin vol.? p. ?