St. Basil the Great
was born in Caesarea in Cappadocia into a noble Christian family. He received
a solid Christian education studying at home, Constantinople, and Athens.
In Athens he became friends with St. Gregory of Nazianzus, with whom he
later settled as a hermit in Palestine. In 370 Basil became Bishop of Caesarea.
Basil was the author of the Rule of Eastern Monasteries, he left
important doctrinal and theological writings; his treatise on the Holy
Spirit is among his most famous. A stubborn proponent of orthodoxy, Basil
was never afraid of entering into conflict with political power, and even
with papal authority whenever it was at odds with his own theological position.
See: Francisco de Zurbarán St.
Basil.
Theophanes the Greek. St.
Basil the Great.
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