Who is a Chaplain?
Is it a Calling for all Christians?
4 min readJan 15, 2024
How did chaplaincy start?
The origins of the word chaplain are rooted in the story of Saint Martin, the Bishop of Tours, and date back to the late 4th century. Martin started his adult life as a soldier and legend has it that one day, while out riding, he came across a beggar and stopped to help him. As it was cold, Martin…