Martin of Tours in the 14th century and has a number of unique architectural features. St. Martin is the patron saint of the Polish towns of Bydgoszcz and Opatów. His day is celebrated with a procession and festivities in the city of Poznań, where the main street ("Święty Marcin") is named for him, after a 13th-century church in his honor. A special type of crescent cake "(rogal świętomarciński)" is baked for the occasion. As November 11 is also Polish Independence Day, it is a public holiday. In Latin America, St. Martin has a strong popular following and is frequently referred to as San
Europe Day Day". Both days are celebrated by displaying the Flag of Europe. The Council of Europe was founded on 5 May 1949, and hence it chose that day for its celebrations when it established the holiday in 1964. The "Europe Day" of the EU was introduced in 1985 by the European Communities (the predecessor organisation of the EU) The date of commemorates the Schuman Declaration of 9 May 1950. The declaration proposed the pooling of French and West German coal and steel industries, leading to the creation of the European Coal and Steel Community, the first European Community, established in 1952.