Hilary of Poitiers

American  

noun

1. Saint, a.d. c300–368, French bishop and theologian.

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Hilary of Poitiers British  

/ ˈhɪlərɪ /

noun

1. Saint. ?315–?367 _ad , French bishop, an opponent of Arianism. Feast day: Jan 13 or 14

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Hilary of Poitiers

Oxford, for example has Michaelmas, Hilary and Trinity, marking the feast days of the Archangel Michael, St Hilary of Poitiers and the metaphysical constitution of God.

From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2012

With them, however, came Hilary of Poitiers, who, though still an exile, had been summoned with the rest.

From The Arian Controversy by Gwatkin, Henry Melvill

Hilary of Poitiers argued that there must be twenty-four books, on account of the twenty-four letters in the Greek alphabet.

From History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom by White, Andrew Dickson

We are not at all astonished, therefore, that one of the victims of this new persecution, St. Hilary, of Poitiers, expressly repudiated and condemned this regime of violence.

From The Inquisition A Critical and Historical Study of the Coercive Power of the Church by Conway, Bertrand L. (Bertrand Louis)

Hosius of Cordova was still the patriarch of Christendom, while Paulinus of Trier, Dionysius of Milan, and Hilary of Poitiers proved their faith in exile.

From The Arian Controversy by Gwatkin, Henry Melvill