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Icon of St. Hilaria, martyr of
Augsburg (+ 304)
Feast: Aug. 12
St. Hilaria was a martyr in
the times of emperor Diocletian, suffering together with the holy
martyrs and victors-in-Christ: Crescentian, Digna, Eunomia, Euprepia,
Juliana, Largio, Nimmia, Quiriacus, and others. St. Hilaria was the
mother of St. Afra, the more famous martyr of Germany. Hilaria and her
three maids were burnt alive at the tomb of her daughter St. Afra. Holy Martyr Hilaria, pray to
God for us!
Icon of unknown provenance.
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