Basil resisted the pressure from Emperor Valens, an Arian himself, who wanted to keep him in silence and admit the heretics to communion. No wonder, when the great St. Athanasius died, the ...
Saint Basil the Great (c. 330–379) was a key figure in early Christian theology and the development of monasticism. Born into a wealthy and devout Christian family in Cappadocia, Basil received a ...
along with Saint Basil the Great and Saint John Chrysostom. Saint Gregory the Theologian, Archbishop of Constantinople, a great Father and teacher of the Church, was born into a Christian family of ...
Public Domain On January 30th, the Orthodox Church celebrates the Three Holy Hierarchs: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian and Ioannis ... the three hierarchs appeared together in a vision to St.