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"Cultural heritage. Cathedral of St. Martin. Built 14-15th centuries at the site of an earlier Chapel of our Savior, renovated the middle of the 19th century, restored during 1865-1877. Chapel of St. John the Almoner, baroque style 1732-1734." John the Almoner (John the Almsgiver, or John the Merciful, ?-620?) was the patron saint of Alexandria; his remains were eventually transported to Hungary, and are now entombed in the St. John Chapel.