Basil of Caesarea
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| Saint Basil the Great | |
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| Bishop, Confessor and Doctor of the Church; Great Hierarch | |
| Born | Born::329 AD, Caesarea, Cappadocia |
| Died | Died::January 1, 379 AD, Caesarea, Cappadocia |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholicism Eastern Orthodoxy Oriental Orthodoxy Anglicanism Lutheranism |
| Canonized | Pre-Congregation |
| Feast | June 14 (Roman Catholicism, Episcopalianism, and Lutheranism) |
Saint Basil of Caesarea or Basil the Great (Greek: Άγιος Βασίλειος ο Μέγας, Agios Basileios ho Megas; Latin: Sanctus Basilius Magnus), (c. Born::329–Died::January 1, 379) was bishop of Caesarea Mazaca in Asia Minor and a leading theologian in the 4th century. He is honored as a saint and Doctor of the Church by the Roman Catholic Church. The Eastern Orthodox Church also considers him a saint and counts him among the Three Holy Hierarchs, along with Saint John Chrysostom and Saint Gregory of Nazianzus.
Biography
Basil of Caesarea was a native of Cappadocia, the elder brother of Gregory of Nyssa, and was descended from a prominent family.[1] Basil studied first at Cesarea, then in Antioch and Constantinople and finally coming to study in Athens.[2]
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References
- ↑ Latourette, Kenneth Scott (2007). A History of Cristianity:Beginnings to 1500. 1. Peabody, MA: Prince Press. p. 162. ISBN 978-1-56563-328-5.
- ↑ González, Justo L. (2010). The Story of Christianity: The Early Church to the Dawn of the reformation. 1 (2nd ed.). New York: HarperOne/HarperCollins Publishers. p. 210. ISBN 978-0-06-185588-7.
