Search results
People also ask
When is St Basil's day?
What does Saint Basil mean?
When is St Basil's Liturgy used?
Why does Saint Basil celebrate New Year's day?
Why is Basil the father of monasticism?
Where did Basil go after he was baptized?
St. Basil the Great (born ad 329, Caesarea Mazaca, Cappadocia—died January 1, 379, Caesarea; Western feast day January 2; Eastern feast day January 1) was an early Church Father who defended the orthodox faith against the Arian heresy.
He was learned, accomplished in statesmanship, a man of great personal holiness, and one of the great orators of Christianity. His feast day is January 2.
The Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria celebrates the feast day of Saint Basil on the 6th of Tobi [75] (6th of Terr on the Ethiopian calendar of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church). At present, this corresponds to 14 January 15 January during leap year .
Oct 14, 2024 · St. Basil the Great Feast day: Jan 02. St. Basil, one of the most distinguished Doctors of the Church and Bishop of Caesarea, was likely born in 329 and died on January 1, 379.
Jan 2, 2017 · St Basil the Great, also called Saint Basil of Caesarea, was Bishop of Caesarea, and one of the most distinguished Doctors of the Church. He was an influential theologian who supported the Nicene Creed and opposed the heresies of the early Christian church. His feast day is January 2. St. Basil the Great was born at Caesarea of Cappadocia in 330.
Saint Basil the Great, (born ad 329, Caesarea Mazaca, Cappadocia—died Jan. 1, 379, Caesarea; Western feast day January 2; Eastern feast day January 1), Early church father.
May 23, 2016 · St. Basil the Great: Father of Eastern monasticism; Feast day: Jan. 2. St. Basil (330-379) was one of the giants of the early Church. He was responsible for the victory of Nicene orthodoxy over Arianism in the Byzantine East, and the denunciation of Arianism at the Council of Constantinople in 381-382 was in large measure due to his efforts.
