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Hilary was born at Poitiers either at the end of the 3rd or beginning of the 4th century A.D. [4] His parents were pagans of distinction. He received a good education, [ 5 ] which included a high level of Greek. [ 6 ]
As early as 312 the bishop of Poitiers established a school near his cathedral; among its scholars were Hilary, St. Maxentius, Maximus, Bishop of Trier, and his two brothers St. Maximinus of Chinon and St. John of Marne, Paulinus, Bishop of Trier, and the poet Ausonius.
Hilary of Poitiers (Latin: Hilarius Pictaviensis; c. 310 – c. 367) 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". His name comes from the Latin word for happy or cheerful.
Abra of Poitiers / ˈ æ b r ə / (c. 343 – c. 360), Afra or Apra is a Christian saint who may have lived in the 4th century. [ 1 ] Her existence is historically uncertain, but she may have been the daughter of Hilary of Poitiers .
Hilary of Poitiers (c300–367), elected bishop of Poitiers around the year 350, exiled and returned to die there; Saint Radegonde or Radegund (c. 520 to 587), Thuringian princess and queen of France, founded an abbey in Poitiers and performed miracles there; Charles Martel, French general who defeated the Muslim Umayyad army in the Battle of ...
350-367 - Hilary of Poitiers first bishop of Poitiers. [1] 418 – Region of southwest Gaul ceded to Visigoths per treaty. [1] 507 – Battle of Vouillé fought near Poitiers; Franks win. [1] 552 – Holy Cross Abbey (Poitiers) founded. 732 – 10 October: Battle of Tours fought near Poitiers; Frankish forces defeat Mohammedans. [1]
The Église Saint-Hilaire-le-Grand is a church in Poitiers, France. It was named after Hilary of Poitiers (Hilaire in French). The church dates back to the 11th century, [1] and was consecrated in 1049. [2] It was damaged during the French Revolution and was restored in the second half of the 19th century.
With the return of Hilary to his see in 361, Martin joined him and established a hermitage at what is now the town of Ligugé south of Poitiers, and soon attracted converts and followers. The crypt under the parish church (not the current Abbey Chapel) reveals traces of a Roman villa, probably part of the bath complex, which had been abandoned ...