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Saint Martin's Church

Saint Martin's Church

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Saint Martin's Church

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Location: Melle, Gent, East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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Katrien

December 7, 2021

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Originally a Romanesque cruciform church, possibly from the 12th century, stood here. In the attempt in 1837 to enlarge this building, it collapsed and was demolished. The same year, the …

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JakobusPilger

June 5, 2022

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Saint Martin, to whom the church/chapel of (___) 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 "sharing of his cloak," when he gave half of his army cloak to a freezing beggar, Jesus Christ appeared to him in a dream. He subsequently converted to Christianity and was later—initially against his will—elected Bishop of Tours (France).

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Elevation 60 m

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