Bishop of Caesarea · c. 330 – 379
Basil the Great
Bishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia, a pastor, organiser and defender of the Nicene faith. He wrote on the Holy Spirit and on the common life of monks.
Writings
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Treatise
On the Holy Spirit
Basil’s defence of the worship and glory given to the Holy Spirit, written to Amphilochius.
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Sermons · 9 parts
The Hexaemeron: Nine Homilies on the Six Days of Creation
Basil’s Lenten sermons on Genesis (c. 378): the creation of heaven and earth, the sea, the plants, the heavenly bodies, the birds and fish, and the animals, read as a lesson in knowing the Creator.
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Collection · 186 parts
Other Writings, Part 1
Letters, homilies, sermons, commentaries, fragments and shorter pieces by Basil the Great that are not published as books, in the order of the New Advent collection (part 1 of 2).
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Collection · 139 parts
Other Writings, Part 2
Letters, homilies, sermons, commentaries, fragments and shorter pieces by Basil the Great that are not published as books, in the order of the New Advent collection (part 2 of 2).
Portrait: drawn in the site’s engraved style from “Basil of Caesarea”, public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
