Hilary of Poitiers
- Born
- between c. 310 and 320
- Died
- 367 or 368
- Bishop of
- Poitiers
- Wrote in
- Latin
Contemporary timeline
His life beside those who lived in his time, from the year 290 to 430.
People
Movements he opposed
Events
- A person's life
- Estimated birth
- Unknown birth
- Known to be alive; death date unknown
- Active between two years
- Event
- Received as ecumenical by the Catholic and Orthodox Churches
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Who he was
Bishop of Poitiers and the leading defender of the Nicene creed in Gaul, exiled to Phrygia by Emperor Constantius II from 356 to 360. In exile he encountered Greek theology and wrote On the Trinity; he is sometimes called the "Athanasius of the West".
- Region
- Gaul
- Language
- Latin
- Role
- Bishop of Poitiers
- Died
- 367 or 368
His writings
2 writings, c. 353–360
c. 356–360
c. 353–355