In 1888, St. Hilary was founded as a mission church of the St. Raphael
parish on land donated by Dr. Benjamin Lyford and his wife, Hilarita. The
land came down through Hilarita’s family from Don Jose Antonia Sanchez,
Commandant of the Presidio in San Francisco.
As the St. Hilary community grew, so did the need for larger facilities. In
1954, parishioners built a new church on our current site and in 1963
created St. Hilary School, staffed by the sisters of the Holy Faith from
Ireland.
In 2004, a multi-million dollar facilities upgrade was completed which
includes a state-of the art gymnasium, a new middle school, a fully
equipped science lab, an upgraded library & technology center and a
dedicated art studio.
