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The memory of [[Hilarion the Great]] is celebrated on [[October 21]].   
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The memory of '''Hilarion the Great''' is celebrated on [[October 21]].   
  
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[[Saint]] [[Hilarion the Great]] was born in 292 AD at Tabatha, a town near [[Gaza]] in [[Palestine]].  His family were pagans.  He converted to [[Christianity]] and was [[baptised]] after studying in [[Alexandria]].
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==Life==
  
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While he was in [[Egypt]] he became a [[disciple]] of [[Saint]] [[Anthony the Great]] an event which inspired him to devote himself entirely to the [[ascetic]] life.
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[[Saint]] Hilarion the Great was born in 292 AD at Tabatha, a town near Gaza in Palestine.  His family were pagans. He converted to [[Orthodox Christianity|Christianity]] and was [[baptism|baptized]] after studying in Alexandria.
  
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When his parents died, he returned to [[Gaza]] and sold all of his inheritence, distributing all of his wealth to the poor.  After this he departed for the [desert]] of [[Palestine]], devoting himself entirely to [[prayer]] and [[fasting]]. His [[ascetic]]ism was based on [[Saint]] [[Anthony the Great]]'s model.  He fasted daily, eating only modest foods, lived in a hut made of reeds and practised unceasing [[prayer]].  [[God]] rewarded his spiritual efforts and bestowed upon him the [[grace]] to perform [[miracle]]s.  His fame spread throughout [[Palestine]] and it was not long before he fled these distractions and settled eventually in [[Cyprus]].
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While he was in Egypt he became a [[disciple]] of St. [[Anthony the Great]], an event which inspired him to devote himself entirely to the [[ascetic]] life.
  
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[[Saint]] [[Hilarion the Great]] departed from this world in 372 AD at age of 80.
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When his parents died, he returned to Gaza and sold all of his inheritance, distributing all of his wealth to the poor. After this he departed for the desert of Palestine, devoting himself entirely to [[prayer]] and [[fasting]]. His asceticism was based on St. Anthony the Great's model. He fasted daily, eating only modest foods, lived in a hut made of reeds and practiced unceasing prayer. [[God]] rewarded his spiritual efforts and bestowed upon him the [[grace]] to perform [[miracle]]s.  His fame spread throughout Palestine, and it was not long before he fled these distractions and settled eventually in Cyprus.
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St. Hilarion departed from this world in 372 AD at age of 80.
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==External links==
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*[http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?SID=4&ID=1&FSID=103009 Venerable Hilarion the Great] ([[OCA]])
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*[http://www.goarch.org/en/chapel/saints.asp?contentid=251 Hilarion the Great] ([[GOARCH]])
  
 
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Revision as of 02:38, October 22, 2007

The memory of Hilarion the Great is celebrated on October 21.

Life

Saint Hilarion the Great was born in 292 AD at Tabatha, a town near Gaza in Palestine. His family were pagans. He converted to Christianity and was baptized after studying in Alexandria.

While he was in Egypt he became a disciple of St. Anthony the Great, an event which inspired him to devote himself entirely to the ascetic life.

When his parents died, he returned to Gaza and sold all of his inheritance, distributing all of his wealth to the poor. After this he departed for the desert of Palestine, devoting himself entirely to prayer and fasting. His asceticism was based on St. Anthony the Great's model. He fasted daily, eating only modest foods, lived in a hut made of reeds and practiced unceasing prayer. God rewarded his spiritual efforts and bestowed upon him the grace to perform miracles. His fame spread throughout Palestine, and it was not long before he fled these distractions and settled eventually in Cyprus.

St. Hilarion departed from this world in 372 AD at age of 80.

External links

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