c. 325 – 750 AD

Basil the Great

c. 330 – 379 AD

Caesarea, Cappadocia (modern Turkey)

Overview

Bishop, theologian, and organizer of monastic life. He paired doctrinal clarity with practical mercy in a way few churchmen ever have.

He founded the Basiliad, a vast charitable complex for the poor and sick that looked remarkably like an early hospital city.

Augustine's treatise on grace vs. the Law (filed under Basil due to data source error).

Sermons on the six days of creation.

Foundation of Eastern monasticism.

See what Basil the Great wrote about Scripture. Open any book in the Bible reader and switch to the Commentary tab to find their insights.

The great Eastern bishops, monks, and theologians who gave classical shape to Trinitarian and Christological orthodoxy.

10 Church Fathers in this era

Part of The Golden Age: Greek (Eastern) Fathers