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St. Martin's Church, Hillesheim

St. Martin's Church, Hillesheim

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St. Martin's Church, Hillesheim

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Location: Hillesheim, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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JakobusPilger

June 13, 2021

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Saint Martin, to whom the church in the Eifel town of Hillesheim is dedicated, is—along with Saint Nicholas—probably one of the most popular saints of all time. The feast day of the former officer in the Roman army is November 11th. On the night after the famous "cloak-sharing," when he gave half of his army cloak to a freezing beggar, Jesus Christ appeared to him in a dream. He converted to Christianity and was later—initially against his will—elected Bishop of Tours (France).

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JakobusPilger

October 13, 2025

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The church in the center of Hillesheim has as its patron saint one of the most famous saints in the rich history of the church: Saint Martin. Given this beautiful …

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Robbimama

October 10, 2017

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Beautiful church, open during the day

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Elevation 450 m

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