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Basil, St., the Great
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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Bishop of Cæsarea, in Cappadocia, his birthplace; studied at Athens; had Julian the Apostate for a fellow-student; the lifelong friend of Gregory Nazianzen; founded a monastic body, whose rules are followed by different monastic communities; a conspicuous opponent of the Arian heresy, and defender of the Nicene Creed; tried in vain to unite the Churches of the East and West; is represented in Christian art in Greek pontificals, bareheaded, and with an emaciated appearance (326-380). There were several Basils of eminence in the history of the Church: Basil, bishop of Ancyra, who flourished in the 4th century; Basil, the mystic, and Basil, the friend of St. Ambrose.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Basil, St., the Great'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/b/basil-st-the-great.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Basil, St., the Great'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/b/basil-st-the-great.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
