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Hilarius

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Also known as Pope Hilarius, Hilarus Papst, Saint Hilary, Pope, Saint Hilary, Pope Hilary, Pope Saint Hilarus, Hilarus

pope (415-468)

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Hilarius was a male human born in Sardinia in 415 during the Roman Empire. He served as a politician, Catholic priest, and writer within the Catholic Church. His professional activities were centered in Rome, where he also died on February 29, 468. He is recognized in the Popes collection and held the position of Pope.

He wrote in Latin and is described by the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. Hilarius has a canonization status of saint, with a feast day on November 17. He is buried at the Basilica of Saint Lawrence Outside the Walls. Europeana Sparql records 16 works associated with him.

Synthesized by Vinony from 20 facts across 3 sources: Wikidata, Europeana Sparql, Vinony collections. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Hilarius
Gender
male
Place of birth
Sardinia
Place of death
Rome
Occupation
Catholic priest
Position held
Pope
Languages spoken
Latin
Image
Nuremberg chronicles - Hilarius, Pope (CXXXVIv).jpg
Work location
Rome
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Commons category
Hilarius
date of birth
0415-00-00
date of death
0468-02-29
canonization status
saint
time period
Roman Empire
feast day
November 17
described by source
Wikitólica
writing language
Latin
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Works in European collections

16 objects attributed to Hilarius, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Pope Hilarius (also Hilarus, Hilary; died 29 February 468) was the bishop of Rome from 461 to 468.

In 449, Hilarius served as a legate for Pope Leo I at the Second Council of Ephesus. His opposition to the condemnation of Flavian of Constantinople incurred the enmity of Dioscurus of Alexandria, who attempted to prevent him from leaving the city. Hilarius was able to make his escape and returned to Rome by an indirect route. He later erected an oratory at the Lateran in honor of John the Evangelist, to whom he attributed his safe passage.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hilarius” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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