Basil of Caesarea
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| Saint Basil the Great | |
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| Bishop, Confessor and Doctor of the Church; Great Hierarch | |
| Born | 329 AD329 AD 4089 He 4332 AM, Caesarea, Cappadocia |
| Died | January 1, 379 AD2 January 379 AD 26 Teveth 4139 He 25 Teveth 4382 AM, Caesarea, Cappadocia |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholicism Eastern Orthodoxy Oriental Orthodoxy Anglicanism Lutheranism |
| Canonized | Pre-Congregation |
| Feast | June 14 (Roman Catholicism, Episcopalianism, and Lutheranism) |
Saint Basil of Caesarea (Greek: Άγιος Βασίλειος ο Μέγας; Latin: Sanctus Basilius Magnus), (c. 329329
4089 He
4332 AM–January 1, 3792 January 379
26 Teveth 4139 He
25 Teveth 4382 AM) also called Saint Basil the Great was bishop of Caesarea 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.
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