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Origen, Athanasius. 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.
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.He was well-revered by the people of Poitiers for his great learning and sanctity, and ...
Jan 13, 2024 · Saint of the Day for January 13. (c. 315 – c. 368) 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.”. In a very troubled period in the Church ...
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Saint Hilary of Poitiers (born c. 315, Poitiers, Gaul—died c. 367, 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 ...
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Jul 25, 2024 · St. Hilary died at Poitiers in 367, after having passed on his teachings and way of life to a number of students, including St. Martin of Tours. Long regarded and celebrated as a saint within the ...
l. f. ladaria, La cristología de Hilario de Poitiers (Rome 1989). [s. j. mckenna] HILARY OF POITIERS, ST. Bishop and Church Father; b. Poitiers, France, c. 315; d. Poitiers, c. 367 (feast, Jan. 14). Hilary came of a distinguished family and received a sound training in the classics and philosophy. He was married and the father of a daughter ...
Hilary met St. Martin on various occasions: the future Bishop of Tours founded a monastery right by Poitiers, which still exists today. Hilary died in 367. His liturgical Memorial is celebrated on 13 January. In 1851 Blessed Pius IX proclaimed him a Doctor of the universal Church.
