Martin of Braga

A pilgrim from the Hungary/Austria region in Europe became an archbishop in Portugal and wrote prolifically, including a piece that was borrowed and re-written more than once for centuries afterward.Born c.518, Martin of Dumio made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land where he became a monk. From there he joined a ship that traveled to Galicia in northern Portugal.Galicia at the time was populated by a Germanic tribe called the Suevi, who were Christians but followed Arianism (considered heretical), and Martin brought Chalcedonian Christianity (what we now think of as Roman Catholicism) to the people.Martin started by befriending King Theodomir of the Suevi, and ingratiated himself to the court at the Suevi capital of Braga. Using his personal connections, he persuaded the king and court to convert from Arianism. (The illustration shows Martin and King Miro of the Suevi, Theodomir's successor.)He then founded a monastery at Dumium (and others), after which the king named him bishop of Dumium…

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