"Hilary, bishop of Poitiers, came from Aquitaine; he preceded like the planet Venus shining among the stars. At first he was married and had a daughter; although a layman, he led a monastic life; finally, now advanced in years and doctrine, he was elected bishop. Since the blessed Hilary defended not only his city but the whole of France from heresy, on the advice of two bishops corrupted by heresy, the emperor, himself a heretic, exiled him with the blessed Eusebius, bishop of Vercelli. [...] Returning to Poitiers, he resurrected with his prayers a child who had died without receiving baptism. He remained lying in the dust until both rose again, the old man from prayer and the child from death. (from “Saint Hilary”, p. 118)"
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