Basil of Caesarea (0330–0379)
Author of St. Basil the Great on the Holy Spirit
About the Author
Image credit: Statue of St. Basil the Great, St. Nicholas Church, Malá Strana, Prague. Photo by user Kostisl / Wikimedia Commons.
Works by Basil of Caesarea
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Second Series, Volume 08: Basil: Letters and Select Works (1955) 352 copies, 1 review
The Fathers Speak: St Basil the Great, St Gregory of Nazianzus, St Gregory of Nyssa (English and Ancient Greek Edition) (1986) — Author — 101 copies, 1 review
Basil: Volume IV, Letters 249-368. Address to Young Men on Greek Literature. (Loeb Classical Library No. 270) (1934) 58 copies, 1 review
Basil: Volumes I-IV, Letters I-368. Address to Young Men on Greek Literature (Loeb Classical Library Nos. 190/215/243/270) (1930) 27 copies
The Divine Liturgy of Our Father Among the Saints Basil the Great: Parallel Slavonic-English Text (1982) — Author — 26 copies
Hexaemeron with On the Making of Man (Basil of Caesarea, Gregory of Nyssa) (Double Volume Edition) (2017) 18 copies
St. Basil 6 copies
Excerpts From the Works of Saint Basil the Great Archbishop of Caesarea (General Series 1 June 1966) (1966) 5 copies
On the Incarnation of the Lord; a fifth century Greek Christmas sermon of uncertain authorship here translated into English for the first Time (1961) 5 copies
The treatise De Spiritu Sanctu ; the nine homilies of the Hexameron ; and, the letters (2012) 4 copies
Omelie sui Salmi 3 copies
The Fathers of the Church — Author — 3 copies
On the Holy Spirit: The Superlative Treatise on the Divinity of the Third Person of the Trinity (2019) 3 copies
Great and Holy Saturday: Vespers and the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great — Author — 3 copies
Hom©♭lies sur l'Hexa©♭m©♭ron 1 copy
Письма 1 copy
Epistolario 1 copy
As Regras Monásticas 1 copy
On the Holy Martyr Mamas 1 copy
Saint Basil: Ascetical Works 1 copy
Na slova: Vnemli sebe 1 copy
First Homily on Fasting 1 copy
Second Homily on Fasting 1 copy
Letters and select works / St. Basil = Hexameron. English = De spiritu sancto. English 1 copy, 1 review
Opera omnia 1 copy
Writings 1 copy
Sulla genesi 1 copy
LE REGOLE 1 copy
On Giving Thanks 1 copy
Il battesimo 1 copy
Homilies on the Psalms 1 copy
The Morals 1 copy
Associated Works
The Divine Office, Volume 1: Daily Prayer for Advent, Christmastide and Weeks 1-9 (1974) — Contributor — 197 copies, 1 review
The Liturgy of the Hours According to the Roman Rite (Volume II Lenten Season and Easter Season) (1974) — Contributor — 189 copies
The Liturgy of the Hours According to the Roman Rite (Volume III: The Weeks of the Year 6 - 34) (1974) — Contributor — 72 copies
Witness of the Saints: Patristic Readings in the Liturgy of the Hours (2012) — Contributor — 29 copies, 1 review
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Basil of Caesarea
- Legal name
- Basilius Caesariensis
- Other names
- Basil of Caesarea
Saint Basil the Great - Birthdate
- 0330
- Date of death
- 0379-01-01
- Gender
- male
- Occupations
- priest
theologian
bishop (Caesarea)
author
writer - Organizations
- Roman Catholic Church
- Relationships
- Gregory of Nyssa (brother)
- Short biography
- Basil of Caesarea, also called Saint Basil the Great, (329 or 330 – January 1, 379) (Greek: Ἅγιος Βασίλειος ὁ Μέγας) was the Greek bishop of Caesarea Mazaca in Cappadocia, Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey). He was an influential theologian who supported the Nicene Creed and opposed the heresies of the early Christian church, fighting against both Arianism and the followers of Apollinaris of Laodicea. His ability to balance his theological convictions with his political connections made Basil a powerful advocate for the Nicene position.
- Nationality
- Byzantium
- Birthplace
- Caesarea Mazaca, Cappodocia, Byzantium
- Places of residence
- Caesarea Mazaca, Cappodocia, Byzantium
Athens, Greece - Place of death
- Caesarea, Cappadocia
- Associated Place (for map)
- Caesarea Mazaca, Cappodocia, Byzantium
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Reviews
Homilia Sobre Lucas 12, Homilias Sobre a Origem do Homem, Tratado Sobre o Espírito Santo - Volume 14 by Basílio de Cesaréia
Basílio é certamente o mais importante dos famosos "Padres capadócios". Personalidade fértil, atuante na reflexão filosófica, teológica e mística, na produção literária, no expor suas ideias através de cartas, sermões, tratados, na organização e na administração das comunidades de sua diocese, ganhou o título de "Magno". Nascido e criado na alta aristocracia latifundiária do século IV, não julgou conveniente reter para si e se enriquecer ainda mais, como faziam os ricos show more de sua época, mas, tocado profundamente pelo Evangelho, desprezou as glórias, pompas e riquezas do mundo, dedicando-se à meditação, ao recolhimento, às obras de caridade, vendendo seus bens e repartindo com os mais necessitados suas riquezas. Teve infância e juventude dedicadas aos estudos em sua terra natal, sob orientação de seu pai, e depois em Constantinopla, Antenas e Egito. Sacerdote, depois bispo de Cesaréia, enfrentou os piores períodos de seca, miséria e exploração do povo e a política hostil do imperador arianista. Com saúde muito frágil e com atividade incessante, aos 40 anos parecia um velho. Não se poupou. Despendeu suas energias e toda a sua vida para unir as Igrejas, instruir o clero, os religiosos, os fiéis e socorrer os pobres. De natureza tímida, experimentou muitas incompreensões e insucessos, mas nunca fugiu às responsabilidades de líder nem se fechou ao diálogo para a consolidação da paz e da ortodoxia. show less
This informative and enjoyable little book serves as a valuable introduction to major themes in Greek Patristic anthropology-the image of God in the human being, the Fall of humanity, and the cause of evil-and brings together the main writings of St Basil the Great, fourth-century archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia, on these subjects. St Basil deftly addresses the questions posed by the human condition with characteristic clarity and sobriety. He formulates a balance between humility show more grounded in our creation from the earth and confidence based on the dignity of being created according to God's image. In addition to two discourses on the creation of humanity, this volume includes Letter 233 to Amphilochius of Iconium, St Basil's spiritual son-a succinct and pointed discussion regarding the functions of the human mind, the activity for which God created it, and how it can be used for good, evil, or morally neutral purposes. This letter complements the discussion of emotions in St Basil's Homily against Anger, also included in this volume. Finally, the book includes excerpts from St Basil's fatherly instructions to his ascetic communities, commonly known as the Long Rules or the Great Asceticon, which emphasize the communal dimension of human identity: humans are naturally interrelated, social, and interdependent. show less
Basil, was one of the Cappadocians and an important voice in the development of Trinitarian theology. This book, is wonderful articulation of the divinity of the Spirit.
The Fathers Speak: St Basil the Great, St Gregory of Nazianzus, St Gregory of Nyssa by Georges Barrois
Selected letters among the "three hierarchs" of the Orthodox tradition, chosen more to give layfolk an impression of theirbnlives and times than to fully express their theology; some are religious and others are minor pieces on details of their secular lives
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