Back هيلاريون Arabic هيلاريون ARZ Иларион Велики Bulgarian Hilarion z Gazy Czech Hilarion von Gaza German Hilarión Spanish Hilarion de Gaza French הילריון HE Gázai Szent Hilárión Hungarian Hilarion ID
Hilarion | |
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| Abbot, Venerable | |
| Born | AD 291 Thabatha, south of Gaza in Syria Palaestina, Roman Empire |
| Died | AD 371 Province of Cyprus, Roman Empire |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church Oriental Orthodox Church Roman Catholic Church |
| Canonized | Pre-congregation |
| Feast | October 21 |
| Attributes | Scroll, monastic habit |
Hilarion (291–371), also known by the bynames of Thavata,[1] of Gaza,[2] and in the Orthodox Church as the Great[3] was a Christian anchorite who spent most of his life in the desert according to the example of Anthony the Great (c. 251–356). While Anthony is considered to have established Christian monasticism in the Egyptian Desert, Hilarion, who lived in the coastal area near Gaza, is considered by his biographer Jerome (c. 342/347 – 420), to be the founder of Palestinian monasticism[4] - regarding this claim see also Hilarion's contemporary, Chariton (mid-3rd century – c. 350), founder of monasticism in the Judaean Desert.[1] Hilarion is venerated as a saint exemplifying monastic virtues by the Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church.
- ^ a b Bar, Doron (January 2005). "Rural Monasticism as a Key Element in the Christianization of Byzantine Palestine". Harvard Theological Review. 98 (01): 49–65. doi:10.1017/S0017816005000854. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ^ "Daily Liturgy: October 21: St. Hilarion of Gaza, abbot". Heralds of the Gospel. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
- ^ "Venerable Hilarion the Great". www.oca.org. Orthodoy Church in America. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ Butler, Edward Cuthbert (1911). . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 13 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 458.