St. Martin of Tours, Patron of Horses

and Their Riders

No.: C-05

Dimensions: 1 in. diameter

Price: 20.00

Comes with felt pouch and the following history

As a young man, Martin of Tours (b. ca. 316) became a cavalry officer in the Roman imperial army. The most famous story associated with Martin occurred while he was on horseback. The story is that Martin came upon a beggar who was nearly naked. Martin had nothing but the clothes on his back, so he took off his heavy officer’s cloak, cut it in half with his sword, and gave half to the beggar. Later Martin had a vision of Christ wearing the cloak. The story forever associated Martin with horses and generosity, and he thus became the patron of horses. This pendant was handmade by Hank Schlau and depicts the famous scene involving Martin, the beggar, and Martin’s horse.