Saint of the Day 02/January

Saint of the Day (January 2) ✠ St. Basil the Great ✠ Bishop, Confessor, Doctor of the Church and Great Hierarch: Born: 329 or 330 AD Caesarea, Cappadocia Died: January 1 or 2, 379 (Aged 48–50) Caesarea, Cappadocia Venerated in: Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Oriental Orthodoxy Anglican Communion Lutheranism Feast: January 2 Patronage: Russia, Cappadocia, Hospital administrators, Reformers, Monks, Education, Exorcism, Liturgists Basil of Caesarea, also called Saint Basil the Great, was the bishop of Caesarea Mazaca in Cappadocia, Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey). He was an influential theologian who supported the Nicene Creed and opposed the heresies of the early Christian church, fighting against both Arianism and the followers of Apollinaris of Laodicea. His ability to balance his theological convictions with his political connections made Basil a powerful advocate for the Nicene position. ...