Hilary of Poitiers
“A bishop from western France, banished to Asia Minor in 356” for refusing to accept Arianism under pressure from the Roman ruler Constantius.1 He lived from 315-368.
- From 2000 Years of Christ’s Power by N. H. Needham, page 220:
While in exile, Hilary wrote his influential treatise On the Trinity. Because of his steadfast loyalty to the doctrine of Christ’s deity, Hilary is sometimes referred to as the “Athanasius of the West”. He is also the first of the great Latin hymnwriters; during his banishment in Asia Minor he heard the hymns that Arians were composing, and responded by writing orthodox hymns, which he put into use in Western churches after returning from exile to France in 361.
Learn more:
- Got Questions: Who was Hilary of Poitiers?
- Theopedia: Hilary of Poitiers
- Christian Classics Ethereal Library: St. Hilary of Poitiers
- Credo Magazine: Hilary of Poitiers
Related terms:
- Ambrose of Milan
- Athanasius
- Basil of Caesarea
- Cappadocian fathers
- Gregory of Nanzianzus
- Gregory of Nyssa
- Irenaeus of Lyons
- Justin Martyr
- Origen
- Sabellius
- Tertullian
1From 2000 Years of Christ’s Power by N. R. Needham.
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