Basil of Caesarea

Saint Basil of Caesarea or Basil the Great, (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. Basil studied first at Cesarea, then in Antioch and Constantinople and finally coming to study in Athens.

Works

 * De Spiritu Sancto
 * Nine Homilies of Hexaemeron
 * Letters