De Spiritu Sancto (On the Holy Spirit)

Argues for the Spirit's full divinity and worship alongside Father and Son in trinitarian faith.

Basil the Greatc. AD 374-3754th century

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Overview

Category: Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers
Genre: Treatise
Tradition: Eastern
Region: Cappadocia
Original language: Greek
Date certainty: Range

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This text is represented here through direct Greek witness material associated with Basil the Great and its circulation in Cappadocia. Approved translation support is available in English, Spanish, and Indonesian.

Themes

TrinityPneumatologyScripture InterpretationHeresy Response

Controversies

Pneumatomachian controversy
Arian controversy

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Witness status: Direct witness

Extracted OCR witness from Patrologia Graeca volume 32, bounded to De Spiritu Sancto.

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Patrologia Graeca vol. 32 (De Spiritu Sancto section)
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Documenta Catholica Omnia (MGR PDF extracted text)
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