Prêtre Martin (Father Martin), also Prestre Martin in Old French is a character from old French proverbs who serves the Mass alone to himself:
- Prêtre Martin qui chante et qui répond (19th century) - 'Father Martin who chants and who responds',[1] said of a man who wants to be involved in everything.[2]
- Faire le Prêtre Martin (15th century) - 'To do Father Martin', meaning "to answer to oneself".[1]
Osip Mandelstam likened poets to Prêtre Martin in his essay "On the interlocutor" ["О собеседнике"].[3]
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French Wikisource has original text related to this article:
- ^ a b List of Patron Saints - includes Prêtre Martin proverbs (French)
- ^ "« martin », définition dans le dictionnaire Littré"
- ^ Quote: "В этом отношении он будет похож на «prestre Martin» средневековой французской пословицы, который сам служит мессу и слушает ее." - "In this respect he will be similar to "prestre Martin" of the medieval French proverb, who himself serves the Mass and listens to it."