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Hilary of Poitiers

American  

noun

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


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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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 Henry Melvill Gwatkin

He devoted himself more and more to the study of the Fathers; the works of St. Hilary of Poitiers on the Trinity left him an humble and firm believer in that august mystery.

From The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, June 1865 by Various

When the orthodox emperor Valentinian ascended the throne, Auxentius was left undisturbed in his diocese, but his theological doctrines were publicly attacked by Hilary of Poitiers.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" by Various

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 Henry Melvill Gwatkin

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