Иларион Макариополски
Hilarion of Makariopolis

Author(s): Vera Boneva
Subject(s): History, History of ideas, Social history, Modern Age, 19th Century
Published by: Издателство „Захари Стоянов“
Keywords: hero; martyr of the struggle for church independence; scribe Educator; senior church priest
Summary/Abstract: Hilarion of Macariopolis was as if destined for asceticism – which he continued to the end. Standing up like a fearless general, during the thirty years of uninterrupted struggle already begun and waged, he had seen with a broken heart many brave, indefatigable, and deserving friends slain in the ranks of the general division. There was that in his soul which makes a personality fearless, unyielding from failures, stronger from hits. On the contrary, the dangers exhilarated him, the failures increased his energy for new attempts, and his friends only encouraged him. For he saw in the constant fierceness of the blows the great weakening of his adversary. He did not grow more fighting man, but (grew) more rigid. The coolness of the fight never left him.

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