Pope Hilary
pope|?-468 AD|Rome
Hilary (Hilarius) was bishop of Rome from 461 to 468, succeeding Leo the Great. A native of Sardinia, he had served as a deacon and was Leo's legate at the disastrous "Robber Synod" of Ephesus in 449, where he dramatically resisted the deposition of Flavian of Constantinople and fled to escape the violence. As pope he worked to consolidate papal authority and ecclesiastical discipline in Gaul and Spain, intervening in disputes over episcopal jurisdiction and metropolitan rights, and he reinforced Rome's primacy through a series of decretal letters. He also restored churches in Rome and built oratories at the Lateran baptistery.
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Letters sent
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Letters received
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Total letters
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All letters (11)
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To Leontius, Metropolitan of Arlesc. 462 AD
Hilary, bishop of Rome, to Leontius, bishop of Arles, greetings.
To The bishops of Gaulc. 462 AD
Hilary, bishop of Rome, to our beloved brothers the bishops of Gaul, greetings in Christ.
From Hilary of Romec. 462 AD
Leontius, bishop of Arles, to the most holy Pope Hilary, greetings.
To Leontius, Metropolitan of Arlesc. 463 AD
Hilary, bishop of Rome, to Leontius of Arles, greetings.
To Ascanius and the bishops of Tarraconensisc. 465 AD
Hilary, bishop of Rome, to our beloved brother Ascanius and to the other bishops of the province of Tarraconensis,...
To Spainc. 465 AD
Hilary, bishop of Rome, to all our beloved brothers the bishops throughout Spain, greetings.
To Ascanius, Archbishop of Tarragonac. 465 AD
Hilary, bishop of Rome, to Ascanius of Tarragona, greetings.
From Hilary of Romec. 466 AD
The bishops of the province of Tarraconensis to the most holy Pope Hilary, greetings.
From Hilary of Romec. 466 AD
The bishops of Tarraconensis to the most holy Pope Hilary, a second letter.