St Basil the Great, Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia
- Life dates
- c. 330 – 379
- Region
- Cappadocia
- Canonization
- Universal veneration (saint of the undivided Church / whole Orthodox Church)
Short life
Theologian, organizer of monastic life and philanthropist; defender of the Nicene faith against Arianism. Author of monastic rules and of the Liturgy celebrated ten times a year.
Related
- Circumcision of the Lord. St Basil the Great
- Synaxis of the Three Hierarchs: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostom