Ildefonso Toledo ( Ildefonso ; Lat. Hildefonsus Toletanus ; 607 - January 23, 667 ) - saint , Archbishop of Toledo (657-667), abbot of the Toledo Benedictine monastery near Agli.
| Ildefons Toledsky | |
|---|---|
| lat Hildefonsus toletanus | |
 Ildefonso Toledo by El Greco | |
| Birth | 607 |
| Death | January 23, 667 |
| Is revered | in the catholic church |
| In the face | and |
| Day of Remembrance | January 23 |
Many settlements in the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries bear the name San Ildefonso in honor of this saint.
Content
- 1 Tradition
- 2 Proceedings
- 3 See also
- 4 Literature
Tradition
In the Christian tradition, a number of miracles are attributed to the saint. According to legend, he received a robe from the hands of the Holy Virgin. His vision of the Virgin Mary is a popular subject of Spanish painting . Tradition has it that he saw the Virgin Mary with the angels accompanying her, sitting on his episcopal throne in the cathedral . As he approached, she put on a robe taken from heaven.
Proceedings
The writings attributed to Ildefons of Toledo were published in 1576 . Contributing to the development of the cult of Our Lady in Spain , he wrote Liber de illibata virginitate s. Mariae contra infidèles ”, where the Motherwort of the Mother of God proved. In addition, Ildefons left two more works: “ On Famous Men ” (“ De viris illustribus ”) - a continuation of the eponymous work of Isidore of Seville , where he gave biographies of Gregory the Great , seven Toledo and five other bishops and the founder of the Donatus monastery, and “ De cognitione baptismi et de itinere deserti, quo pergitur post baptismum ”, which is important for the history of divine and baptism. All the works of Ildefons published by J. P. Minem in the 96th volume of “ Patrologia Latina ”.
See also
- San Ildefonso is a common Spanish and Portuguese toponym
- Ildefonso (islands) - Chile archipelago
Literature
- Ildefons // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
- Poncelet A. St. Ildephonsus // The Catholic Encyclopedia . Vol. 7. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910. (English)