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Szombathely

Sabaria

Where he was born, a garrison town in Pannonia. Today in Hungary.

In his life

Martin was born in Sabaria, a Roman garrison city in the province of Pannonia, in 316 or 336. His father was an army officer and the family left for Italy while Martin was a child.

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There today

Szombathely is in western Hungary, near the Austrian border. St Martin’s Church stands where tradition places the family home, with a well beside it that bears his name. The Via Sancti Martini begins here.

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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