Our father among the saints '''Martin of Tours''' (Latin: Martinus), was a [[bishop]] of Tours in the fourth century. He showed interest in Christianity at an early age. After service in the Roman army, he was [[baptize]]d and became a disciple of [[Hilary of Poitiers]] who was prominent in the trinitarian disputes with the [[Arianism|Arian]]s. He was acclaimed bishop of Tours in 371. He founded the monastery Marmoutier where he led a austere life with cave-dwelling [[cenobite]]s. Veneration of Martin was very popular in western Europe during the middle ages. After his death he was buried in Tours where, in time, a large [[basilica]] was built as the shrine of St. Martin of Tours. His hagiographer Sulpitius Severus, a contemporary, recorded the events in his life.