DOCTOR
Saint Hilary of Poitiers
Bishop, Doctor of the Church
Saint Hilary of Poitiers, Hammer of the Arians, declared a Doctor of the Church.
background
Saint Hilary (c. 310-367), bishop of Poitiers, was the foremost Latin defender of Nicene orthodoxy against Arianism, for which he was exiled to Phrygia. His De Trinitate is a landmark of Trinitarian theology. Declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Pius IX in 1851.
summary
Saint Hilary of Poitiers, Hammer of the Arians, declared a Doctor of the Church.
doctor Title
Hammer of the Arians
feast Day
January 13