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Saint Basil: A Towering Figure in Greek History
Icon of Saint Basil in the Museum of Byzantine Culture in Thessaloniki, Greece. Credit: Public Domain Saint Basil, whose feast day is on January 1, is always remembered by the Greek people as the figure who bore gifts and helped children, the poor, and the underprivileged around Christmastime. This is not terribly difficult to understand since Saint Basil was a towering figure in the early days of Christianity in that part of the world. Saint Ba…
Metropolitan of Sweden: The Memory of Saint Basil the Great Is a Call to Imitation | Orthodox Times (en)
By His Eminence Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden The Orthodox Church, within her Spirit-filled treasury, has throughout the ages brought forth radiant figures who were not merely theologians, but living exemplars of faith, love, and ministry. The Church is not founded upon ideas or philosophical systems, but upon sanctified persons who became “living icons” of the Gospel. One of the foremost and most universal figures of the Patristic Tradition is…
Saint Basil, one of the most important saints of the Orthodox Church, also considered the guardian of evil spirits, is celebrated on the first day of the new year, with wishes and partying, considering that as the guest on this day is, rich or poor, so will the person be all year.
Who was Saint Basil? Saint Basil the Great lived between 330 and 379, during the reign of Emperor Constantine. Saint Basil was born in Caesarea in Cappadocia, to devout and wealthy parents, Emilia and Basil, his father being a teacher in the city. A lover of learning and gifted with books, Saint Basil enriched his knowledge by studying in the schools of Caesarea, Byzantium and Athens, at the latter meeting Saint Gregory of Nazianzus, with whom h…
Every year, Eastern Christians celebrate Saint Basil's Day. People also call it Vasiliev Day. It was previously celebrated on January 14, but now the date of the holiday has changed. This is due to the fact that the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) switched to a new calendar in September 2023. Now Saint Basil's Day is celebrated on January 1. YOU WILL BE INTERESTED The Cathedral of the Most Holy Theotokos: the history and prohibitions of the h…
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