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Probably because Martin's relics reposed in his own burial church. See e.g.:
http://tinyurl.com/yqjfmq
Best,
John Dillon
On Monday, December 17, 2007, at 10:02 pm, Marjorie Greene wrote:
> "Tours' late twelfth-/early sixteenth-century cathedral of St-Gatien
> was rededicated to G. in the fourteenth century. The previous
> dedicatee was St. Maurice."
>
> I'm astonished that Tours' cathedral isn't dedicated to Saint Martin.
> Anyone have a clue as to why?
> MG
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