
Saint Hilary of Poitiers
Also known as: Athanasius of the West; Doctor of the Divinity of Christ; Hammer against Arianism; Ilario di Poitiers; Malleus Arianorum
Saint
Pre-Congregation
Feast Day
13 January; formerly 14 January
Born
315 at Poitiers, France
Died
368 of natural causes
Canonized
Pre-Congregation
Biography
Saint Hilary of Poitiers, Bishop and Doctor of the Church, was born into a wealthy pagan noble family in Poitiers, Gaul. After marrying and raising children—including the saintly Abra—he devoted himself to study, gradually embracing monotheism and then the Christian faith through diligent reading of
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