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Summary
Basil of Caesarea was born on January 1, 329[1], in Kayseri[2]. He died on 379[3] in Kayseri[4]. He worked as a theologian[5], Catholic priest[6], philosopher[7], writer[8], and Catholic deacon[9]. He ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,894 views/month, #6,611 of 1,000,298).[10]
Described at URL: https://encyclopedia.ge/ka/articles/151[37]
Student of: Macrina the Elder[38], Eustathius of Sebaste[39], Gregory of Nazianzus[40]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Basil of Caesarea include Basilian monks[41], a Catholic order[42]; Basil Day[43], a holiday[44], in Russia[45]; Saint Basil church, Volodymyr-Volynskyi[46], an Eastern Orthodox church building[47], in Ukraine[48]; and Temple of St Basil of Caesarea, Krajné Čierno[49], a church building[50], in Slovakia[51], founded in 1800[52].
Why It Matters
Basil of Caesarea has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] He is known by 138 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]
He has been cited as an influence by Evagrius Ponticus[55], a writer[56], 0345–0399[57], of Ancient Rome[58].
Works attributed to him include Liturgy of Saint Basil[59], a Divine Liturgy[60]. Entities named for him include Basilian monks[41], a Catholic order[42]; Basil Day[43], a holiday[44], in Russia[45]; Saint Basil church, Volodymyr-Volynskyi[46], an Eastern Orthodox church building[47], in Ukraine[48]; and Temple of St Basil of Caesarea, Krajné Čierno[49], a church building[50], in Slovakia[51], founded in 1800[52].
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Plaque image→Saint Basil the Great Byzantine Catholic Church (Sterling He, Saint Basil the Great, 1693, basilica, Dobre Miasto, Poland., Хоругвь с изображением сцен «Чуда о евреине Иосифе» 01.png
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