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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


from its origins to circa AD 700, across the entire Christian world


Name

Hilarius/Hilary, bishop of Arles, ob. 449

Saint ID

S00435

Number in BH

BHL 3882

Reported Death Not Before

449

Reported Death Not After

449

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Bishops , Ascetics/monks/nuns
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E06072The Latin Life of *Hilary of Arles (Hilary/Hilarius, bishop of Arles, ob. 449, S00435) is written in southern Gaul in the late 5th century. Overview entry.
E0831535 relic labels at Sens (northern Gaul), datable by their script to the 7th or 8th c., for relics of a great diversity of saints. Written in Latin, perhaps at Sens, or at an earlier stage in their transmission.
E08355The Latin Life of Hilary of Arles describes how the funeral of *Hilary (bishop of Arles, ob. 449, S00435) took place in the basilicas of *Stephen (the first martyr, S00030) and *Genesius (notary and martyr of Arles, S00263) at Arles (southern Gaul), and how the people of Arles sought to obtain relics from his body. Written in southern Gaul, possibly at Marseille, c. 470/490.