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.
Aliases (6)
- Cappadocian Fathers ×7
- Basil the Great ×2
- St. Basil the Great ×2
- Basilius ×1
- Bishop of Caesarea ×1
- Saint Basil ×1
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 → |
| 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
→
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
→
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 (31)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Basil the Great"
this entity surface form: "Basilius"
this entity surface form: "St. Basil the Great"
this entity surface form: "Cappadocian Fathers"
this entity surface form: "Cappadocian Fathers"
this entity surface form: "Cappadocian Fathers"
this entity surface form: "Cappadocian Fathers"
this entity surface form: "Cappadocian Fathers"
this entity surface form: "Cappadocian Fathers"
this entity surface form: "Cappadocian Fathers"
this entity surface form: "Saint Basil"
this entity surface form: "Basil the Great"
this entity surface form: "Bishop of Caesarea"
this entity surface form: "St. Basil the Great"