Byzantine Saints: Venerable Hilarion the New, Abbot of the Dalmatian Monastery (6 June)

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Venerable Hilarion the New, Abbot of the Dalmatian Monastery, is commemorated on June 6. Born to the pious parents Peter and Theodosia, he embraced the monastic life at a young age and became known for his holiness, humility, and unwavering defense of the sacred icons. A disciple of St. Gregory Decapolites and a spiritual son of St. Hilarion the Great, Hilarion became abbot of the famed Dalmatian Monastery through obedience rather than ambition. During the Iconoclast controversy, he courageously resisted the heretical policies of Emperor Leo the Armenian and suffered imprisonment, torture, exile, hunger, and persecution for his steadfast confession of the Orthodox Faith. Despite repeated attempts to force him to abandon the veneration of holy icons, St. Hilarion remained faithful to Christ and His Church. After decades of suffering, exile, and spiritual struggle, he was restored to his monastery and peacefully reposed in the Lord in the year 845. 00:00 Introduction 00:27 Birth and Pious Upbringing 00:34 Entering Monastic Life at Age Twelve 00:41 Disciple of St. Gregory Decapolites 00:57 Why He Was Called "The New" 01:06 Ordination and Life at Dalmatian Monastery 01:18 Chosen as Abbot Through Obedience 01:39 Rise of Emperor Leo the Armenian 01:48 Defense of the Holy Icons 01:56 Imprisonment and Suffering 02:11 Pressure to Abandon Orthodoxy 02:18 Continued Veneration of Icons 02:26 Further Torture and Persecution 02:36 Judgment Upon Leo the Armenian 02:52 Release Under Emperor Michael II 03:00 Vision of St. Theodore the Studite 03:15 Exile Under Emperor Theophilus 03:26 Restoration Under Empress Theodora 03:42 Final Years and Blessed Repose https://www.oca.org/saints/lives 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶️ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶️ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.com for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶️ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 SensusFidelium.TV - https://sensusfidelium.tv/@SensusFidelium 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶️ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶️ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶️ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶️ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #SaintHilarionTheNew #OrthodoxSaints #SaintOfTheDay #EasternOrthodoxy #ChurchHistory #HolyIcons #Iconoclasm #ChristianHistory #OrthodoxChurch #LivesOfTheSaints