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Basil the Great · Author Profile

Basil of Caesarea, also called Saint Basil the Great (330 – 1 or 2 January 379), was an early Roman Christian prelate who served as Bishop of Caesarea Mazaca in Cappadocia from 370 until his death in 379. In this library, Basil the Great is linked to 2 documents, including Nine Homilies on the Hexaemeron and De Spiritu Sancto (On the Holy Spirit).

Activity
AD 329 - AD 379
Documents in this library
2
Corpus date window
AD 370-375

History and Context

Basil of Caesarea, also called Saint Basil the Great (330 – 1 or 2 January 379), was an early Roman Christian prelate who served as Bishop of Caesarea Mazaca in Cappadocia from 370 until his death in 379. He was an influential theologian who supported the Nicene Creed and opposed heresies within the early Christian church such as Arianism and Apollinarianism. In addition to his work as a theologian, Basil was known for his care of the poor and underprivileged. Basil established guidelines for monastic life which focus on community life, liturgical prayer, and manual labor. Together with Pachomius, he is remembered as a father of communal monasticism in Eastern Christianity. He is considered a saint by the traditions of both Eastern and Western Christianity. Basil the Great is described in reference records as theologian, Catholic priest, philosopher, writer, and 3 more. Place associations in major reference datasets include Kayseri. The documents preserved here span AD 370-AD 375 and include Nine Homilies on the Hexaemeron and De Spiritu Sancto (On the Holy Spirit) (2 total).

What We Know

  • Activity window in reference data: AD 329 - AD 379.
  • Approximate lifespan from biographical records: AD 329-AD 379.
  • Roles in major reference data: theologian, Catholic priest, philosopher, writer, Catholic deacon, and 2 more.
  • No securely dated office chronology is preserved in current reference records.
  • Associated places: Kayseri.
  • Tradition or confessional marker: Christianity and Catholic Church.
  • Languages linked to writing or transmission: Ancient Greek and Latin.
  • No additional notable-work list is consistently preserved in reference metadata.
  • Documents in this corpus: 2 (Nine Homilies on the Hexaemeron and De Spiritu Sancto (On the Holy Spirit)).
  • Corpus date range for attributed texts: AD 370-AD 375.

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Legacy

Basil of Caesarea, also called Saint Basil the Great (330 – 1 or 2 January 379), was an early Roman Christian prelate who served as Bishop of Caesarea Mazaca in Cappadocia from 370 until his death in 379. Basil the Great's reception in theology and church history is closely tied to ongoing study of Nine Homilies on the Hexaemeron and De Spiritu Sancto (On the Holy Spirit).

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