{"id":7450,"date":"2023-03-11T23:24:38","date_gmt":"2023-03-11T23:24:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/?page_id=7450"},"modified":"2023-05-04T22:48:03","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T22:48:03","slug":"saint-martin-of-tours","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/index.php\/saint-martin-of-tours\/","title":{"rendered":"Saint Martin of Tours"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7450\" class=\"elementor elementor-7450\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4fd75a8c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4fd75a8c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1af05db\" data-id=\"1af05db\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95fddb9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"95fddb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.2 - 23-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\">Cooking Through the Christian Year<\/a><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e249bd9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e249bd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/index.php\/early-winter\/\">Early Winter<\/a><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-425e553f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"425e553f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11d3dc6f\" data-id=\"11d3dc6f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4829558b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4829558b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.2 - 23-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"627\" src=\"https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/StMartinArt.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6932\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-460e457a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"460e457a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.2 - 23-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-text-color has-small-font-size\"><span style=\"color: #916a14;\"><strong>ABOUT THE ART<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-small-font-size\">Theotok\u00f3poulos, Dom\u00e9nikos (El Greco). Saint Martin and the Beggar. 1597\u20131600. Oil on canvas. 110 \u00d7 63 cm (43 5\/16 \u00d7 24 13\/16 in.); Original painted surface: 107.5 \u00d7 58 cm (42 5\/16 \u00d7 22 7\/8 in.). Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey McCormick. Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-small-font-size\">This painting is a small replica of an altarpiece in the chapel of San Jos\u00e9 in Toledo, Spain. Saint Martin, seen here on horseback and wearing fashionable contemporary armor of the time, is pictured as he prepares to give a portion of his bright green cloak to the beggar.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c2ee59\" data-id=\"1c2ee59\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e80daf4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e80daf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #4999d4;\"><strong>Saint Martin of Tours &#8211; <\/strong>November 11th<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20f6721f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20f6721f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On this day, Americans focus on Veterans Day, a day to celebrate those who have served in the armed forces. However, hidden deep within the day is the Christian witness of Saint Martin of Tours. The original name for Veterans Day was Armistice Day, as it is still known in Europe today. Armistice Day marks the end of World War I. This day was deliberately chosen because of its connection to Saint Martin.<\/p>\n<p>Saint Martin is the patron saint of Europe and was a soldier himself. He served in the Roman army where he converted to Christianity. Tradition says that on a cold night, a beggar came and asked Martin for help. Martin, breaking protocol, took his sword and cut his uniform cape in half, giving it to the beggar. Later that night, Martin had a dream of Christ, who was wearing half a cloak, and then he realized that in serving those in need he also served Christ. When he awoke, his cloak had been miraculously restored to wholeness.<\/p>\n<p>Later, the French army used a relic of Martin&#8217;s cloak for a special blessing on its military. The priests who guarded the cloak were called cappellanu, coming from the word cape. The word eventually covered all clergy who served in the armed forces. In English, they are known as chaplains. A similar thing happened to the temporary buildings where the cape was kept during war; they became known as chapels.<\/p>\n<p>Saint Martin, soon after his conversion, chose peace and left his post in the Roman army, telling his commander that he was no longer in the Emperor\u2019s army but the Lord\u2019s. Miraculously avoiding the consequences of this decision, he became a monk and devoted his life fully to Christ. He was a bishop and evangelist spreading the good news all over Europe. Being born in Hungary, raised in Italy, a bishop in France, and a missionary to so many other places, it is easy to see why he became the patron saint of Europe and why his life was a good foundation for peace in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Another reason that St. Martin\u2019s Day was so beloved is that it marked an old period of carnival. Carnival is a season of preparation for a fast. The most well-known celebration is Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) before Lent. But Advent, too, is a penitential season, traditionally marked with fasting. And it was once the same length\u201440 days not counting Sundays. This placed the great celebration on St. Martin\u2019s Day, and it became known for feasting. The traditional foods to eat before the Advent fast were roast goose and all the fixings. In fact, it functioned much like the American celebration of Thanksgiving, a pre-Advent moment of feasting, celebrated with many of the same type of foods. But of course, most Americans substitute turkey for the goose, and cranberries for the currants.<\/p>\n<p>For our feast of St. Martin&#8217;s Day, we are preparing some of our classic Thanksgiving recipes while also incorporating some traditional European recipes associated with St. Martin. We will also be celebrating those who have served our country and, like Martin did with his cloak, shared what they had with others.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-96079c2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"96079c2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-47d915b\" data-id=\"47d915b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-194bf49 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"194bf49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/index.php\/roast-turkey\/\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-md\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"foodicons foodicons-chicken-leg\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Roast Turkey Recipe<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23c4af3 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"23c4af3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/index.php\/cornbread-dressing\/\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-md\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"foodicons foodicons-cooking-food-in-a-hot-casserole\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Cornbread Dressing Recipe<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35129fc elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"35129fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/index.php\/red-cabbage-with-cranberry\/\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-md\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"foodicons foodicons-cabbage\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Red Cabbage with Cranberries Recipe<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93d8810 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"93d8810\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/index.php\/st-martins-croissants\/\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-md\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"foodicons foodicons-croissant\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">St. Martin Croissants Recipe<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cooking Through the Christian Year Early Winter ABOUT THE ART Theotok\u00f3poulos, Dom\u00e9nikos (El Greco). 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Oil on canvas. 110 \u00d7 63 cm (43 5\/16 \u00d7 24 13\/16 in.); Original painted surface: 107.5 \u00d7 58 cm (42 5\/16 \u00d7 22 7\/8 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7450","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7450","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7450"}],"version-history":[{"count":82,"href":"https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7450\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8203,"href":"https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7450\/revisions\/8203"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookingthechristianyear.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7450"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}