Antony the Younger (John Echimos) |
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Athanasios Athonites / Abraamios |
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Basil the Great was born in Caesarea, Cappadocia, in 329. He studied philosophy at the School of Athens and was a fellow student of the subsequent Emperor Julian and Gregory of Nazianzus. He later became bishop of Caesarea and taught rhetoric in Caesarea before he devoted his life to asceticism. Basil was an exegete of the Bible and a bitter opponent of Arianism; a pioneer of social welfare and a composer of monastic rules. He died in 379, probably in Caesarea. |
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Monk, anchorite and presbyter. He was born in Synada in Phrygia to a family of Jews. He developed great activity towards the conversion of Jews. He traveled to Cyprus and many regions of Asia Minor, while he gained fame for his ascetic life and the miracles attributed to him. He died in the end of the 9th century, on December 26th, and was proclaimed a saint. |
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Forty-two Martyrs of Amorion |
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