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Jan 11, 2024 · St Augustine refers to him as an illustrious doctor and, as a progressive thinker, was said to be keen to educate children with learning difficulties. St Hilary died in Poitiers on or around 13th January 368 and is known as St Hilary of Poitiers. Pope Pius IX named him Doctor of the Church in 1851.
Hilary of Poitiers (Latin: Hilarius Pictaviensis; c. 310 – c. 367) [2] was Bishop of Poitiers and a Doctor of the Church. He was sometimes referred to as the "Hammer of the Arians" (Malleus Arianorum) and the "Athanasius of the West". [3] His name comes from the Latin word for happy or cheerful.
Jul 25, 2024 · St. Hilary of Poitiers Feast day: Jan 13. On January 13, Catholics celebrate St. Hilary of Poitiers, a fourth-century philosopher whose studies made him a champion of Orthodox...
See Vatican News to discover the life-story and message of St. Hilary of Poitiers, Bishop and Doctor , the Saint of the Day 13 January
Jan 13, 2024 · Saint Hilary of Poitiers’ Story. This staunch defender of the divinity of Christ was a gentle and courteous man, devoted to writing some of the greatest theology on the Trinity, and was like his Master in being labeled a “disturber of the peace.”
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Jan 13, 2017 · St. Hilary of Poitiers (300–368 A.D.), French-born Doctor of the Church, was one of the great bishops of early Christianity. He was from a noble pagan family and converted to the Catholic Church, along with his wife and daughter, through his arduous study of philosophy and Sacred Scripture.
Saint Hilary of Poitiers ; feast day January 13) was a Gallo-Roman doctor of the church who as bishop of Poitiers was a champion of orthodoxy against Arianism (q.v.) and was the first Latin writer to introduce Greek doctrine to Western Christendom. A convert from Neoplatonism, Hilary was elected.
