The Coat of Saint Martin
by Anna Chromy
Sculpture
Anna Chromy created this sculpture as a symbol of sharing for the Peace Foundation. Upon seeing a beggar shivering in the cold,Saint Martin is said to have taken his own cloak and split it in two with his sword, giving one half to the freezing man.
Anna Chromy created this sculpture as a symbol for sharing for the Peace Foundation. Perhaps the most famous story of Saint Martin tells of him as an officer in the Roman army riding through Amiens. Upon seeing a beggar shivering in the cold, Martin is said to have taken his own cloak and split it in two with his sword, giving one half to the freezing man.
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