0Hilary of Arles greets Eucherius, bishop of Lyons.
1Hilary returns Eucherius's books, praises them, and asks to receive the Instructions again soon, counting himself among the young men they were written for.
authentic · Authentic; printed among the works of Hilary of Arles with the letters addressed to Eucherius.
Standing
Honoured by the Catholic and Orthodox traditions. Honoured as a saint or in a church calendar by: Catholic, Orthodox.
Date
ca. 430-449 (approximate) · After Eucherius wrote his Instructions (ca. 428-434) and before Hilary's death.
Written at
Arles, Gaul (probable)
Addressed to
Eucherius, bishop of Lyon
Language
Latin
Genre
letter
Reference system
section (0 = the address; 1 = the letter, a single paragraph)
SBL abbreviation
Ep. Euch.Not yet checked
Text from
J.-P. Migne, ed., Patrologiae cursus completus, series Latina, vol. 50 (Paris, 1846/1865), digital text of the printed volume; column numbers as the digital text gives them (Printed edition (Migne, 1844-1864) in the public domain; digital text CC BY-SA 4.0)