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   Who was St Basil?

   • Let us remember today one of the great Fathers of the Church, St Basil, described by Byzantine liturgical texts as "a luminary of the Church".

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   Why was Basil important to the Orthodox Church?

   • St. Basil was a significant contributor to the growing Trinitarian liturgy of the Eastern Orthodox Church and served as a preacher and teacher of the faith.

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   Why was Basil important?

   • Basil was initially unclear in his biblical understanding of the Spirit’s place and role within the Trinity, but controversy forced him to acquire a correct exegetical interpretation. He built upon Athanasius and laid the biblical foundation that resulted in that formulation of doctrine bequeathed by the Council of Constantinople (381).

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   What was Basil's moral perspective?

   • Basil’s moral perspective was based on modeling one’s behavior on the one who demonstrated the greatest act of humility—Jesus Christ. Basil declared, “For the soul grows like what it pursues, and is molded and shaped according to what it does.” 47 Forming Christ-like habits leads to Christ-like virtue.

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   Why is Basil the father of the Trinity?

   • For this reason Basil was one of the great Fathers who formulated the doctrine on the Trinity: the one God, precisely because he is love, is a God in three Persons who form the most profound unity that exists: divine unity.

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   How did Basil the great influence monasticism?

   • Various legislators of ancient monasticism drew on his works, including St Benedict, who considered Basil his teacher (cf. Rule 73, 5). Indeed, Basil created a very special monasticism: it was not closed to the community of the local Church but instead was open to it.

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   Basil’s moral perspective was based on modeling one’s behavior on the one who demonstrated the greatest act of humility—Jesus Christ. Basil declared, “For the soul grows like what it pursues, and is molded and shaped according to what it does.” 47 Forming Christ-like habits leads to Christ-like virtue.

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   Saint Basil the Great, early Church Father who defended the orthodox faith against the Arian heresy. As bishop of Caesarea, he wrote several works on monasticism, theology, and canon law. He was declared a saint soon after his death.

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   Jan 3, 2018 · St. Basil the Great was a saint who bridged East and West, contemplation and action, good works and unshakable faith. The few saints surnamed “The Great” make up possibly the...

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   Apr 9, 2020 · Nobody made Basil a saint, because he was a first-rate scholar, though he was, but because he was transformed by the power of Jesus Christ. Saint Basil did not need Homer or Plato, he...

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   But St. Basil the Great was one of the finest thinkers, writers, and preachers in Christian church history. What did this man believe, and what did he ultimately contribute to historic Christianity? Here’s your crash course on the life and accomplishments of St. Basil the Great—and why he still matters today.

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   Jul 4, 2007 · In 379 A.D. Basil, who was not yet 50, returned to God "in the hope of eternal life, through Jesus Christ Our Lord" (De Baptismo, 1, 2, 9). He was a man who truly lived with his gaze fixed on Christ. He was a man of love for his neighbour.

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   Undoubtedly, Basil’s most important work is his contribution to the doctrine of the Holy Spirit regarding the Trinity. The Council of Nicea laid the foundation for Trinitarian Christology, but much confusion and misunderstanding persisted among the orthodox about the Person of the Holy Spirit.