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{{short description|Bishop of Aquileia, martyr and saint}}
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|death_date=~284 AD
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'''Hilarius of Aquileia''', also '''Hilary of Aquileia''' ({{langx|it|Ilario d'Aquileia}}, also ''Ellaro'' or ''Elaro'') (d. 16 March, c. 284) was an early [[Bishop of Aquileia]], a [[martyr]] and [[saint]].
He is supposed to have been the second bishop of [[Aquileia]], succeeding [[Hermagoras of Aquileia|Hermagoras]]. During the persecution of [[Numerian]] he was tortured to death under the prefect Beronius. Before his death Hilarius's prayers brought about the collapse of the pagan temples in [[Aquileia]] and the images of the gods they contained, to which he had refused to sacrifice.
His martyrdom was shared by his [[deacon]] '''Tatianus''', otherwise '''Tatian''', with whom Hilarius's name is often linked, as in the dedication of [[Gorizia]] Cathedral, and also by their companions Felix, Largus and Dionysius.
The feast day of Hilarius and companions is 16 March, the date of their martyrdom.
==References==
* [http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-hilary-of-aquileia/ Saints SPQN: Hilary of Aquileia]
* [http://www.bautz.de/bbkl/h/hilarius_v_a.shtml BBKL: Hilarius von Aquileia] {{in lang|de}}
* [http://www.heiligenlexikon.de/BiographienH/Hilarius_von_Aquileia.htm www.heiligenlexikon.de: Hilarius von Aquileia] {{in lang|de}}
* [http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/91147 Santi e Beati] {{in lang|it}}
* [http://www.friul.net/dizionario_biografico/index.php?id=2057&x=1 Dizionario biografico friulano] {{in lang|it}}
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[[Category:280s deaths]]
[[Category:3rd-century Christian martyrs]]
[[Category:Saints from Roman Italy]]
[[Category:Bishops of Aquileia]]
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