De Spiritu Sancto
Caesarea (Cappadocia) · 379
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Basil of Caesarea
Basil of Caesarea
330 CE–379 CE · Annesi
Basil of Caesarea (c. 329–379), known as Basil the Great, was bishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia and one of the three Cappadocian Fathers who shaped Nicene Christianity. Educated in Athens alongside Gregory of Nazianzus, he toured the desert monasteries of Egypt, Palestine, Syria, and Mesopotamia before founding his own ascetic community in Pontus. As bishop he defended Nicene orthodoxy against Arianism, wrote foundational monastic rules still used in Eastern Christianity, and organized charity on an unprecedented scale.
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Stop 2 of 5348–349Early Studies
Constantinople (Istanbul)קונסטנטינופולOttoman Empire
What they did here
Studied rhetoric in Constantinople c. 348–349 under Libanius before moving on to Athens for advanced philosophical training.
Constantinople (Istanbul) in this era
Refounded as Constantinople by Emperor Constantine I in 330 CE, this Roman imperial capital hosted the First Council of Constantinople (381), which affirmed Nicene Christianity and elevated the city's bishop to honor second only to Rome.
About Constantinople (Istanbul)
Major post-1492 Sephardi center under Ottoman protection. Home of R. Yehudah Rosanes (Mishneh L'Melech) and many other Acharonim.
In Constantinople (Istanbul) at the same time
Works(3)
The Letters
Caesarea (Cappadocia) · 379
The Hexæmeron
Caesarea (Cappadocia) · 379