St. Basil, titled the Great, is a fourth century Early Church Father, who fiercely defended the upright Faith against Arianism and other heresies that put the Church in peril, established monasticism in the East, built hospitals for the poor. Who is St. Basil? provides a sketch of St. Basil's life and a summary of the works he composed. It also presents inspiring and beautiful excerpts of his writing on diverse topics, giving a sweeping glimpse into St. Basil's thought, in hope of stimulating the reader's appetite to delve more deeply into the writing of one of the greatest saints of the Church.
St. Basil, titled the Great, is a fourth century Early Church Father, who fiercely defended the upright Faith against Arianism and other heresies that put the Church in peril, established monasticism in the East, built hospitals for the poor. Who is St. Basil? provides a sketch of St. Basil's life and a summary of the works he composed. It also presents inspiring and beautiful excerpts of his writing on diverse topics, giving a sweeping glimpse into St. Basil's thought, in hope of stimulating the reader's appetite to delve more deeply into the writing of one of the greatest saints of the Church.
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