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Basil the Great, Saint — born AD 329, Caesarea Mazaca, Cappadocia died Jan. 1, 379, Caesarea; Western feast day January 2; Eastern feast day January 1 Early church father. Born into a Christian family in Cappadocia, he studied at Caesarea, Constantinople, and Athens and… … Universalium
Basil the Great — noun (Roman Catholic Church) the bishop of Caesarea who defended the Roman Catholic Church against the heresies of the 4th century; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329 379) • Syn: ↑Basil, ↑St. Basil, ↑Basil of Caesarea, ↑St. Basil the Great •… … Useful english dictionary
Order of Saint Basil the Great — For other Basilian orders, see Basilian (disambiguation). The Order of St. Basil the Great (OSBM Latin: Ordo Sancti Basilii Magni, Ukrainian: Чин Святого Василія Великого, Chyn Sviatoho Vasyliia Velykoho) also known as the Basilian Order of Saint … Wikipedia
St. Basil the Great — St. Basil the Great † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Basil the Great Bishop of Caesarea, and one of the most distinguished Doctors of the Church. Born probably 329; died 1 January, 379. He ranks after Athanasius as a defender of the… … Catholic encyclopedia
St. Basil the Great — noun (Roman Catholic Church) the bishop of Caesarea who defended the Roman Catholic Church against the heresies of the 4th century; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329 379) • Syn: ↑Basil, ↑St. Basil, ↑Basil of Caesarea, ↑Basil the Great •… … Useful english dictionary
Basil the Great — Saint, and one of the three Cappadocian fathers (along with Gregory of Nazianzos and Gregory of Nyssa [qq.v.], Basil s brother), all great church fathers of the fourth century. They were opponents of Arianism (q.v.), including its chief… … Historical dictionary of Byzantium
Basil the Elder — Saint Basil the Elder raised in Neocaesarea in Pontus. The son of Macrina the Elder, Basil is said to have moved with the family to the shores of the Black Sea during the persecution of Christians under Galerius. He married into the wealthy… … Wikipedia
Basil, Liturgy of Saint — • Several Oriental liturgies, or at least several anaphoras, have been attributed to the great St. Basil, Bishop of Cæsarea in Cappadocia from 370 to 379 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 … Catholic encyclopedia
Macrina the Elder, Saint — • Grandmother of SS. Basil the Great, Gregory of Nyssa, and Macrina the Younger Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 … Catholic encyclopedia
Simon the Apostle, Saint — ▪ Christian Apostle also called Simon the Zealot flourished 1st century AD died , Persia or Edessa, Greece?; Western feast day October 28, Eastern feast day June 19 one of the Twelve Apostles. In the Gospels of Mark and Matthew, he bears the… … Universalium
