On Nov. 11, the Catholic Church honors St. Martin of Tours, who left his post in the Roman army to become a “soldier of Christ.” Martin was born around the year 316 in modern-day Hungary.

This is Martin of Tours, one of the most popular of saints and the first one not to be a martyr. In 316 AD Martin of Tours was born to pagan parents in what is now today Hungary, and raised in Italy.

George Choplin, a longtime member of St. Martin de Tours Catholic Church—the third oldest Catholic church in Louisiana—has been part of the parish community for nearly four decades.

The doors at St. Martin of Tours are open around the clock. Father Paul Beach said they haven't been locked since 1996. At all hours of the night, Catholics and others in Louisville who want to ...

“It is with great sadness that St. Martin of Tours Catholic School is closing for the 2024-2025 school year,” said Ms. Kathy Kane, Interim Superintendent of Catholic Schools, ...

It shows Martin of Tours, a 4th-century saint who served in the Roman army, converted to Christianity and became bishop of Tours, giving half of his cloak to a beggar.