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References
- Saints SPQN: Hilary of Aquileia
- BBKL: Hilarius von Aquileia (in German)
- www.heiligenlexikon.de: Hilarius von Aquileia (in German)
- Santi e Beati (in Italian)
- Dizionario biografico friulano (in Italian)
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