05 works, Today, October 21th, is Saint Hilarion’s day, her story illustrated #292

Nicolas François Octave Tassaert , (1800–1874)
Temptation of Saint Hilarion, circa 1857

Oil on canvas
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts

Saint Hilarion, (born c. AD 291, Tabatha, Palestine — died 371, Cyprus), monk and mystic who founded Christian monasticism in Palestine modeled after the Egyptian tradition…

Please follow link for full post