Saint Basil the Great
Saint Basil the Great (330-379 CE) was an early Christian prelate who served as Bishop of Caesarea Mazaca and is venerated as a saint in both Eastern and Western Christianity. He was an influential theologian who supported the Nicene Creed, established guidelines for monastic life, and is remembered as a father of communal monasticism in Eastern Christianity. He is given the epithet Ouranophantor, meaning 'revealer of heavenly mysteries', and is recognized as one of the four Great Greek Church Fathers and a Doctor of the Church.
When
- First attested
- 330 CE
- Attested period
- 330 – 379
- Historical notes
- Lived 330-379 CE, served as Bishop of Caesarea from 370-379, venerated as saint and Church Father in multiple Christian traditions.
Relationships
- sibling of
- Gregory of Nyssa
- allied with
- Gregory of Nazianzus, John Chrysostom, Athanasius of Alexandria
Sources
Source passages
“Saint Basil the Great (330 – 1 or 2 January 379)...He is considered a saint by the traditions of both Eastern and Western Christianity...sometimes referred to by the epithet Ouranophantor (Koine Greek: Οὐρανοφάντωρ), lit. 'revealer of heavenly mysteries'.”
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