Basil of Caesarea

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Cappadocian Father Christian theologian Church Father Doctor of the Church bishop monastic founder saint

Basil of Caesarea was a 4th-century Christian bishop and theologian renowned for his role in shaping early Christian doctrine, especially the development of Trinitarian theology and monasticism in the Eastern Church.

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All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
Basil of Caesarea canonical 49
Basil the Great 10
Cappadocian Fathers 7

Statements (71)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Cappadocian Father ⓘ
Christian theologian ⓘ
Church Father ⓘ
Doctor of the Church ⓘ
bishop ⓘ
monastic founder ⓘ
saint ⓘ
activeIn 4th century ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Basil of Caesarea ⓘ
surface form: Basil the Great
birthDate c. 329 ⓘ
birthPlace Caesarea in Cappadocia ⓘ
surface form: Caesarea Mazaca

Cappadocia ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ
closeAssociate Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Roman Empire ⓘ
deathDate 1 January 379 ⓘ
deathPlace Caesarea in Cappadocia ⓘ
surface form: Caesarea Mazaca

Cappadocia ⓘ
denomination Nicene Christianity ⓘ
educatedAt Athens ⓘ
Caesarea in Cappadocia ⓘ
surface form: Caesarea

Istanbul ⓘ
surface form: Constantinople
father Basil the Elder ⓘ
feastDay 1 January ⓘ
14 June ⓘ
2 January ⓘ
fullName Basil of Caesarea self-link ⓘ
influenced Byzantine monasticism ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Orthodox theology

Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ
Gregory of Nyssa ⓘ
influencedBy Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ
Origen ⓘ
knownFor Basilian monastic rule ⓘ
defense of the Nicene Creed ⓘ
development of Trinitarian theology ⓘ
founding cenobitic monasticism in the East ⓘ
opposition to Arianism ⓘ
social welfare institutions in Caesarea ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Greek ⓘ
memberOf Basil of Caesarea self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Cappadocian Fathers
mother Macrina the Younger ⓘ
surface form: Emmelia of Caesarea
opposed Arianism ⓘ
Eunomianism ⓘ
patronage hospital administrators ⓘ
monks ⓘ
reformers ⓘ
positionHeld Basil of Caesarea self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Bishop of Caesarea

Metropolitan of Cappadocia ⓘ
regionOfActivity Asia Minor ⓘ
Cappadocia ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
sibling Gregory of Nyssa ⓘ
Macrina the Younger ⓘ
Peter of Sebaste ⓘ
studiedUnder Libanius ⓘ
supported First Council of Nicaea ⓘ
surface form: Council of Nicaea
theologicalFocus Christian asceticism ⓘ
Pneumatology ⓘ
Trinitarian doctrine ⓘ
theologicalTradition Patristic theology ⓘ
veneratedIn Anglican Communion ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Lutheranism ⓘ
surface form: Lutheran Churches

Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
workAuthored Against Eunomius ⓘ
Hexaemeron ⓘ
Longer Rules ⓘ
De Spiritu Sancto ⓘ
surface form: On the Holy Spirit

Shorter Rules ⓘ

Referenced by (79)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Church Fathers → notableMember → Basil of Caesarea ⓘ
Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great → attributedTo → Basil of Caesarea ⓘ
Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great → namedAfter → Basil of Caesarea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Basil the Great
Ambrose of Milan → influencedBy → Basil of Caesarea ⓘ
Athanasius of Alexandria → influenced → Basil of Caesarea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cappadocian Fathers
Gregory of Nazianzus → movement → Basil of Caesarea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cappadocian Fathers
Gregory of Nazianzus → closeFriend → Basil of Caesarea ⓘ
Gregory of Nyssa → movement → Basil of Caesarea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cappadocian Fathers
Gregory of Nyssa → influencedBy → Basil of Caesarea ⓘ
Gregory of Nyssa → sibling → Basil of Caesarea ⓘ
Gregory of Nyssa → memberOf → Basil of Caesarea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cappadocian Fathers
Origen → influenced → Basil of Caesarea ⓘ
Cyril of Alexandria → influencedBy → Basil of Caesarea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cappadocian Fathers
Social Trinitarianism → influencedBy → Basil of Caesarea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cappadocian Fathers
Evagrius Ponticus → educatedBy → Basil of Caesarea ⓘ
Evagrius Ponticus → associatedWith → Basil of Caesarea ⓘ
Basil of Caesarea → fullName → Basil of Caesarea self-link ⓘ
Basil of Caesarea → alsoKnownAs → Basil of Caesarea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Basil the Great
Basil of Caesarea → positionHeld → Basil of Caesarea self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bishop of Caesarea
Basil of Caesarea → memberOf → Basil of Caesarea self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cappadocian Fathers
Anthony the Great → influenced → Basil of Caesarea ⓘ
Anaphora of Saint Basil (Coptic form) → attributedTo → Basil of Caesarea ⓘ
Anaphora of Saint Basil (Coptic form) → commemorates → Basil of Caesarea ⓘ
Apollinarianism → opposedBy → Basil of Caesarea ⓘ
Chapel of St. Basil → namedAfter → Basil of Caesarea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saint Basil
Georgian Catholic Church → usesDivineLiturgyOf → Basil of Caesarea ⓘ
this entity surface form: St. Basil the Great
Aurelius Ambrosius → influencedBy → Basil of Caesarea ⓘ
Doctor of the Church → includes → Basil of Caesarea ⓘ
this entity surface form: St. Basil the Great
Gorgonia → contemporaryOf → Basil of Caesarea ⓘ
Trinitarian controversies of the 4th century → involves → Basil of Caesarea ⓘ
Caesarea in Cappadocia → notableResident → Basil of Caesarea ⓘ
John of Damascus → influencedBy → Basil of Caesarea ⓘ
On the Soul and the Resurrection → associatedWithPerson → Basil of Caesarea ⓘ
Macrina the Younger → sibling → Basil of Caesarea ⓘ
Macrina the Younger → influenced → Basil of Caesarea ⓘ
Basil → hasVariant → Basil of Caesarea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Basilius
Basil → hasNotableBearer → Basil of Caesarea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Basil the Great
Basil → hasNotableBearer → Basil of Caesarea ⓘ
Peter of Sebaste → sibling → Basil of Caesarea ⓘ
Peter of Sebaste → influencedBy → Basil of Caesarea ⓘ
Mark of Ephesus → influencedBy → Basil of Caesarea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Basil the Great
Naucratius → sibling → Basil of Caesarea ⓘ
Naucratius → associatedWith → Basil of Caesarea ⓘ
Hexaemeron → author → Basil of Caesarea ⓘ
Longer Rules → author → Basil of Caesarea ⓘ
Shorter Rules → author → Basil of Caesarea ⓘ
Shorter Rules → traditionallyAttributedTo → Basil of Caesarea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Basil the Great
Libanius → student → Basil of Caesarea ⓘ
Eunomianism → opposedBy → Basil of Caesarea ⓘ
Christian monastic heritage of Greece → influencedBy → Basil of Caesarea ⓘ
this entity surface form: St Basil the Great