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St. Hilarion
Born - 291
Died - 371 in Cyprus
Feastday
- 21 October
Statue
created - c.1662-1667
The statue is part of the group of
24 that were installed between September 1662 and March 1667.
Sculptor
- unknown
The work is not attributable to any other sculptors who made
statues for this area. The quality, above mediocre, is
akin to two other statues in this area - St Jerome (137) and
St Theobald (139)
Height
- 3.1 m. (10ft 4in) travertine
He is depicted according
to tradition, with a beard and wrapped in large drapery. He
holds his robe with his right hand, while the left hand is
open and stretched forward.
St. Hilarion
was from Gaza in the Holy Land, and became a disciple of St
Anthony while studying at Alexandria in Egypt. He then
became a monastic hermet near Gaza, and founded several
monasteries with the disciples whom he attracted. According to
St Jerome, who wrote his
biography, he did much journeying in the latter part of his
life.
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