List of days of the year

01 January - Feast day for Saint Basil

 


Basil of Caesarea, also known as Saint Basil the Great, was born around the year 330 AD in Caesarea Mazaca, Cappadocia (in present-day Kayseri, Turkey). He died on 01 January 379 AD. Basil was an influential Christian theologian, bishop of Caesarea, and one of the Cappadocian Fathers, along with Gregory of Nazianzus and Gregory of Nyssa. His theological writings and contributions played a significant role in the development of early Christian doctrine, particularly in the areas of the Trinity and the Nicene Creed. Basil is recognized as a saint in various Christian traditions.

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