The Life of St Martin of Tours

by Sulpitius Severus

St Martin the Bishop of Tours is a saint from France from the 5th century A.D. He was a solider in the Roman army till he was attracted to the monastic life. He was later ordained a priest then a bishop of the city of Tours. The Coptic Church celebrates his feast on the 14th of Hatour. All Time Heroes from all Times, is a series that we plan to publish for a long time. This series presents the lives of some of the church saints and heroes of faith from the time of Jesus till today. Some of these books will be printed others will only be available in Kindle format.

Genres: Classics

118 pages, Paperback

First published October 28, 2013

Reviews

[David · Rating 4 out of 5]

Martin of Tours is one of the great saints of the church. As a member of the Roman military, he volunteered to continue to serve though he would not hold a weapon due to his faith in Jesus. He eventually left the military and served as a church leader. Like any life of a saint from this time period, there is a lot here that strikes the modern reader as simply crazy - exorcisms and arguments with Satan. For that reason it makes a compelling story. Fit to be read by any interested in early monasticism and Christian life.

[Galina Krasskova]

aside from the fact he was an asshole who went around desecrating non-christian shrines and processions, it was a great read. *sarcasm*