Utrecht Nederlands Film Festival (Dutch Movie Festival)

Every year the Dutch Film Festival is held in Utrecht.

The opening and closing is mostly is the Stadschouwburg but the organization is hosted in the old building of De Winkel van Sinkel.

The building started after a long preparation in 1837 based on the design of architect Pieter Adams (1778-1846).

The most remarkable part of the design is the four big women statues in Greek robes.

Saint Martin was born in Sabaria in 316, now called Hungary.

His parents called him after the Roman God Mars.

His father was a senior officer in the service of the Roman army.

As a 10 years old boy, Martin got interested in the Christian Faith.

While Martin was still a soldier at Amiens later, he experienced the vision that became the most-repeated story about his life.

He was at the gates of the city of Amiens with his soldiers when he met a scantily dressed beggar.

He impulsively cut his own military cloak in half and shared it with the beggar.

That night he dreamed of Jesus wearing the half-cloak Martin had given away.

He heard Jesus say to the angels: "Here is Martin, the Roman soldier who is not baptised; he has clad me.

On the picture St.Martin cuts off a part of his cloak by which he was the first "mantelzorger":).