Many cultural factors of the pre Christian times are outlined in the research of the cult and traditions of St. Martin, and this unity can be describe as a myth and, thus a complex and strong unity is developed as a result of their fixing in Christianity, to talk about a myth about Martin as an important constituent of christian mythology.
U istraživanju kulta i tradicije sv. Martina izranjaju mnogi kulturni činjenici koji pripadaju pretkršćanskim vremenima, njihovim ukotvljavanjem u kršćanstvo stvara se vrlo kompleksna i čvrsta cjelina kojoj s pravom možemo dati sve karakteristike mita te tako govoriti o martinskom mitu kao bitnoj sastavnici kršćanske mitologije uopće.