Basil of Caesarea

Country

Roman Empire, Anatolia

Languages

Koine Greek

Dates

330 — 379

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Basil of Caesarea, also called Saint Basil the Great, was an early Christian prelate of the who served as Bishop of Caesarea Mazaca in Cappadocia from 370 until his death in 379. He was an influential theologian who supported the Nicene Creed and opposed heresies within the early Christian church such as Arianism and Apollinarianism.