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21st October, St Hilarion, Abbot
St Hilarion, Abbot
After the era of martyrs to
whom the Church had
exclusively reserved the
honours of public
worship, she began to
raise to the altars the
servants of God who had
distinguished themselves
by their heroic virtues,
although they had not
won the glory of
shedding their blood for
Jesus Christ.
St. Hilarion in the East,
and St. Martin in the
West, are at the head of
the list of saints known
as " Confessors". A native of Palestine, St. Hilarion studied at
Alexandria, and desiring to embrace a more perfect life, he left all to
follow Jesus (Gospel). He heard of St. Anthony's holiness and went to
see him in Egypt. The saint kept him for two months in order to train
him to a life of penance and contemplation. He then gave to this boy of
fifteen years of age a hair-shirt and a garment made of skin, saying : "
Persevere to the end, my son, and thy labour shall be rewarded by the
delights of heaven."
Hilarion returned to Palestine and founded monastic life there. After
having built several monasteries for which he made laws, as Moses had
done of old for God's people (Epistle), he retired to the island of
Cyprus, to escape the crowd of admirers attracted by his heroic virtues.
He died a holy death at the age of 80 about A.D. 372. St. Jerome wrote
his life.
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