Project Gutenberg 2007-10-21 Public domain in the USA. 77 Hilary, Saint, Bishop of Poitiers 366 Hilarius, Saint, Bishop of Poitiers Hilaire, de Poitiers, Saint Athanasius, of the West Migne, J.-P. (Jacques-Paul) 1800 1875 Migne, Jacques-Paul Migne, Jacques Paul Sancti Hilarii: Epistola Ad Abram Filiam Suam (Circa Finem Anni 558 Missa.) Patrologiae Cursus Completus; Tomus X Reading ease score: 57.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Louise Hope, Gerard Arthus and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Sancti Hilarii: Epistola Ad Abram Filiam Suam (Circa Finem Anni 558 Missa.)" is a religious epistle attributed to Saint Hilary, written in the late 6th century. This text falls into the category of spiritual writing, functioning as a personal letter from a father to his daughter. It likely addresses themes of virtue, morality, and the importance of spiritual rather than material wealth. In the epistle, Hilary expresses his deep love and concern for his daughter, Abra, lamenting their separation due to his quest for a precious garment and a pearl that he believes will provide her with eternal well-being. He describes the unparalleled beauty and benefits of these items, urging her to reject worldly ornaments and maintain her purity. The letter serves as a poignant reminder of the values of humility and faithfulness, as Hilary encourages Abra to look beyond superficial appearances and cling to the eternal worth of her father's gifts. Throughout the correspondence, he emphasizes the virtues of modesty and fortitude, culminating in a heartfelt plea for her to guard her spiritual state. (This is an automatically generated summary.) la Hilary, Saint, Bishop of Poitiers, -367? -- Correspondence BR Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 39448 39248 2024-10-10T07:02:54.022654 2023-09-10T09:53:27.946585 text/html text/html 34975 2007-10-21T10:02:16 text/html; charset=utf-8 13370 2007-10-21T10:02:16 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 131263 2024-10-10T07:03:00.531637 application/epub+zip 129953 2024-10-10T07:02:58.107622 application/epub+zip 81568 2024-10-10T07:02:56.715619 application/epub+zip 352847 2024-10-10T07:03:02.122620 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 345172 2024-10-10T07:02:59.634613 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 69679 2022-08-11T03:57:29.886208 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 31545 2024-10-10T07:02:53.743644 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 31442 2007-10-21T10:02:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 12265 2007-10-21T10:02:16 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 31357 2007-10-21T10:02:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 12231 2007-10-21T10:02:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 31435 2007-10-21T10:02:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 12204 2007-10-21T10:02:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23151 2024-10-10T07:03:02.253595 application/rdf+xml 27647 2024-10-10T07:02:57.268621 image/jpeg 4951 2024-10-10T07:02:56.987624 image/jpeg 132186 2024-10-10T07:02:54.028628 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia