04 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, January 13, is St. Hilary of Poitiers’ Day, With Footnotes – 13


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The ordination of Saint Hilary of Poitiers, c. 14th century

Hilary of Poitiers, (300AD – 367AD) was primarily of the Western church but was very much in the framework of thought of the Alexandrian School.  Because he was so aligned to the Eastern school and did little to develop the theology of the West both sides were suspicious of him.  He was stuck between the two as his Latin tongue was not favoured in the East and his affiliation with the East was not favoured in the West.

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