[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":25},["ShallowReactive",2],{"zoom:p3ch4z1:en":3},{"period":4,"chapter":15,"zoom":18},{"id":5,"title":6,"titleEn":6,"titleEs":7,"range":8,"rangeEn":8,"rangeEs":9,"cover":10},"p3","From 50 BC to the Fall of Rome","De 50 a. C. a la caída de Roma","50 BC → 476","50 a. C. → 476",{"fileName":11,"filePageUrl":12,"imageUrl":13,"sourceLabel":14},"Pont du Gard.JPG","https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pont%20du%20Gard.JPG","/assets/p3-zero-rome-fall-cover.png","Wikimedia Commons",{"id":16,"title":17},"p3ch4","Gaul in the Christian Empire",{"id":19,"title":20,"chapterId":16,"html":21,"hasEn":22,"isFallback":23,"seoDescription":24},"p3ch4z1","Saint Martin: Apostle of the Countryside","\u003Cp>Saint Martin of Tours is probably the most popular saint in France. His charity and energy left a deep mark on French landscapes and culture.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>🧣 The charity of Amiens\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>Born in what is now Hungary, the son of a Roman officer, Martin became a soldier himself. One winter evening in 334, in Amiens, he met a beggar who was naked and shivering. With no money left, Martin cut his soldier’s cloak (\u003Cstrong>the chlamys\u003C/strong>) in two and gave half to the poor man. The following night, Christ appeared to him wearing that half-cloak.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>⛪ A reluctant bishop\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>Martin left the army to devote himself to God. At \u003Cstrong>Ligugé\u003C/strong> (near Poitiers) he founded the first monastery in Gaul. In 371, the people of Tours wanted him as bishop. Humble, Martin hid in a barn full of geese, but their honking gave him away. He was then consecrated bishop.\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>🌳 The end of rural paganism\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>Martin did not remain shut inside his city. He travelled through Gaul on foot or on a donkey to convert peasants who still worshipped Gallic gods. He cut down sacred oaks and replaced temples with churches. Many villages still bear his name today (more than 200 “Saint-Martin” in France).\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cimg src=\"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Vonnas_-_%C3%89glise_Saint-Martin_-_Chapelle_de_saint_Martin_-_Statue_de_saint_Martin.jpg/256px-Vonnas_-_%C3%89glise_Saint-Martin_-_Chapelle_de_saint_Martin_-_Statue_de_saint_Martin.jpg?20230605184800\" alt=\"Statue of Saint Martin\">\n\u003Cem>Statue of Saint Martin, evangeliser of the countryside.\u003C/em>\u003C/p>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>🧠 Key takeaways\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Sharing the cloak\u003C/strong>: a universal symbol of charity.\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Monasticism\u003C/strong>: founder of the first monastery in France.\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Evangelisation\u003C/strong>: he brought Christianity to rural areas.\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Popularity\u003C/strong>: the saint with the most places named after him in France.\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>📸 Image credits\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Statue of Saint Martin — Romainbehar, \u003Ca href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vonnas_-_%C3%89glise_Saint-Martin_-_Chapelle_de_saint_Martin_-_Statue_de_saint_Martin.jpg\">CC0\u003C/a>, via Wikimedia Commons\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n",true,false,"Saint Martin of Tours is probably the most popular saint in France. His charity and energy left a deep mark on French landscapes and culture.",1778543094350]