13 January. Book of Common Prayer. Hillary, Bishop and Confessor

13 January.  Book of Common Prayer.   Hillary, Bishop and Confessor.

With a few adjustments to: http://www.eskimo.com/~lhowell/bcp1662/notes/saints.html#Hilary

Hilary, Bishop (of Poitiers) and Confessor. An eminent, Gallican, Senior Presbyter-Bishop, and writer, he was sovereignly converted by the unilateral, divine and efficacious operation of the Triune God by His infallible Word—from unbelief and paganism in adulthood.  He was turned into a sensible man after being dead in his sins, trespasses and manifold wickednesses. Like Ambrose, he was appointed by acclamation from a lay position to the see of Poitiers (A.D. 350). His life was chiefly devoted to the struggle against Arianism and Semi-Arianism, both in the East and in the West; for this service in doctrinal combat, he was exiled by Constantius. However, he restored for three years before his death in A.D. 368. He was one of the earliest of the Latin defenders of the faith, both in exegetical and dogmatic works. From his day "Hilary Term" is named in British schools. -- January 13th.