{"id":2236,"date":"2017-11-11T01:00:43","date_gmt":"2017-11-11T06:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/?p=2236"},"modified":"2026-07-05T16:06:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T20:06:48","slug":"st-martin-of-tours-feast-day-november-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/st-martin-of-tours-feast-day-november-11","title":{"rendered":"St. Martin of Tours (Feast Day &#8211; November 11)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Happy Feast Day of\u00a0St. Martin of Tours!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>St. Martin of Tours was a Bishop of Tours, a shrine in France. He is one of the most popular and recognizable Saints of the Church. He is the Patron Saint of soldiers.<\/p>\n<p>On a trip over the Alps to visit his parents, he was attacked by robbers who not only wanted to steal what he owned but threatened to take his life. Calm and unperturbed, Martin spoke to the robbers about God. 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