c. 325 – 750 AD

Basil the Great

330 – 379 AD

Caesarea, Turkey

Overview

Theologian and administrator who wrote the rules for Eastern monasticism.

Built the Basiliad, a massive complex/hospital for the poor, effectively inventing the charity hospital system.

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 architects of Orthodoxy who defined the Trinity and Christology in the East.

10 Church Fathers in this era

Part of The Golden Age: Greek (Eastern) Fathers