Saint Basil the Elder

Memorial

• 30 May

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Son of Saint Macrina the Elder; married to Saint Emmelia; father of Saint Basil the Great, Saint Gregory Nyssen, Saint Peter of Sebaste, and Saint Macrina the Younger. Exiled for his faith during the persecutions of Emperor Galerius Maximianus, he eventually returned home and live to an old age and became known as an example of Christian virtue to all.

Born

• Caesarea, Cappadocia

Died

• in 370 in Caesarea, Cappadocia of natural causes

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Basil the Elder”. Saints.SQPN.com. 19 August 2012. Web. 19 June 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com//>