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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
Patron Saint Of
Against rheumatism
against snakes
against snake bites
backward children
children learning to walk
mothers
sick people
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La Rochelle, France
Poitiers Luçon, France
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in Italy Argusto Clavais, Ovaro Parma Vervio
Argusto
Clavais, Ovaro
Parma
Vervio
Representations & Symbols
Dragon
serpent
stick
pen
child
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