ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JULY Saints celebrated on the 1st of July SAINT HILARY OF OISÉ, PRIEST AND CONFESSOR A page of one of Fortunatus Hueber's Saints' books, "Stammenbuch..." (1693) According to the tradition of the Diocese of Le Mans (apud Cenomanos), this Confessor lived and died in the small village of Oisé (Aviciacum), between Le Mans and la Flèche, which is why he is surnamed Aviciacensis . Saint Hilary (Hilarius Aviciacensis) allegedly flourished at the end of the 4th century. A biography of him is not available. Tradition relates that he was related to Bishop Hilary of Poitiers and ordained by him. When the latter was exiled to Phrygia by the Arians, our Saint Hilary, too, had to take up the walking staff. He arrived at the Le Mans region, where Bishop Victurius gave Hilary the order to evangelise the surrounding villages. This he did, strong in word and deed; he healed the sick and crippled and worked other miracles. Hilary's death took place at ...