St. Basil was the\u00a0Greek\u00a0bishop\u00a0of\u00a0Caesarea Mazacain\u00a0Cappadocia (modern-day\u00a0Turkey).\u00a0He was an influential\u00a0theologian\u00a0who supported the Nicene Creed\u00a0and opposed the heresies of the early Christian church, fighting against Arianism. He founded several monasteries and is the Patron Saint of\u00a0hospital administrators.<\/p>\n
He was a man of vast learning, genuine eloquence, great personal holiness and immense charity. This earned for him the title of “Great” during his life and he was recognized as a\u00a0Doctor of the Church after his death.<\/p>\n
Pray for Us, St. Basil the Great!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
St. Basil was the\u00a0Greek\u00a0bishop\u00a0of\u00a0Caesarea Mazacain\u00a0Cappadocia (modern-day\u00a0Turkey).\u00a0He was an influential\u00a0theologian\u00a0who supported the Nicene Creed\u00a0and opposed the heresies of the early Christian church, fighting against Arianism. He founded several monasteries and is the Patron Saint of\u00a0hospital administrators. He was a man of vast learning, genuine eloquence, great personal holiness and immense charity. This earned for him the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2400,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[18,33],"tags":[120,311],"class_list":["post-2399","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-saint-of-the-day","category-saints","tag-saint-of-the-day-january","tag-saints"],"yoast_head":"\n