Hilaria of Carcassonne

Saint Hilaria of Carcassonne (in the sources Hilarius, Hylarius or Hilari) is, according to the Catalan source, the first bishop of Carcassonne, in the mid 6th century. He was a man, although the form in our record looks feminine. He died a martyr before 589. He is remembered on 3 June in the Western calendar.

The nearby monastery of Saint-⁠Hilaire, attested from 825 and perhaps founded in the 8th century, was said to have been founded by the saint. It was dedicated first to Saint Saturninus of Toulouse and then also to the holy bishop, probably when his relics were brought there in 970, in the time of Abbot Benedict. The saint was venerated as a saint already in the 6th century, when he is called sanctus.