Candes-Saint-Martin

Condate

Where the Vienne meets the Loire, and where he died.

In his life

Martin died here on 8 November 397, lying on ashes, after making peace among the local clergy.

There today

Candes-Saint-Martin is a small village where the Vienne joins the Loire. A fortified church of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries stands over the place where he died.

On the map

Map of fourth-century Europe showing the places of Martin’s life from Sabaria in Pannonia to Tours in Gaul.

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