Church father · Late fourth century

Basil of Caesarea

AD 330–379 · Caesarea (Mazaca) (Kayseri) · Bishop · Proto-orthodox · also Basil the Great

Bishop of Caesarea and organiser of eastern monasticism, the elder brother of Gregory of Nyssa and friend of Gregory of Nazianzus. He opposed the Homoian and Eunomian parties and wrote On the Holy Spirit.

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