In his life
He grew up in Ticinum, where his father was posted. At ten he went to a church and asked to become a catechumen, against his parents’ wishes. At fifteen the army took him from here.
There today
Pavia lies south of Milan on the river Ticino. Little from Martin’s century is visible, but the town across the river is still called San Martino Siccomario.
On the map
