November 11, 2000

 

NOVEMBER 11: ST. MARTIN'S SUMMER

American Meteorological Society Glossary

The American Meteorological Society offers an official definition of St. Martin's Summer in this online version of their glossary. They include links to their definitions of Indian summer, St. Luke's summer, All-Hallown summer, and Old Wives' summer.

 
John Singer Sargent's St Martins Summer

This gallery site offers an image of John Singer Sargent's lovely oil painting entitled St Martins Summer. You can click on the image to get a closer view.

 
Martin of Tours - Wikipedia

The Wikipedia offers several nice graphics plus ample biographical information on Saint Martin of Tours plus a link to the Catholic Encyclopedia, but no mention of St. Martin's summer. If I were a better person I would figure out how to join the Wikipedia crowd and add a paragraph to their entry ....

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