Venerable Martyr
Hilarion of Crete
Athonite monk
A monk of Athos from Crete, known in the world as John, who died a martyr.
- Era
- unknown
- Order
- Martyrs
Life
Holy Venerable Martyr Hilarion of Crete, in the world John of Crete, is commemorated among the venerable fathers of Athos. The calendar page we rely on gives no life of him, only the day of commemoration and the title of a writing about him, Venerable Martyr Hilarion. For this reason nothing certain can be said about his origins, his years or his martyrdom.
He is commemorated on 4 July (new style, a movable day), in the Synaxis of the Venerable Fathers of Athos.