Saints Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzus, After Jean Baptiste de Champaigne, engraving by Gérard Edelinck late 17thC © ...

Today’s feast day celebrates the friendship of two outstanding saints of the fourth century: Basil, surnamed ‘the Great’, and Gregory of Nazianzen, in present-day Turkey. There were many similarities ...

St. Basil is the first saint we encounter in the civil new year. He was one of the greatest saints and theologians of the fourth century, and his impact on the Christian East is enormous. He was born ...

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On January 1, the Bulgarian Orthodox Church marks St. Basil’s Day, also known as Vasilitsa or Survaki, one of the most widely observed calendar and name-day holidays in the country.

Saint Basil is remembered by the Greek people as the figure who bore gifts and helped children and the poor at Christmastime.

St. Basil's Day falls on the Yuletide period, when there are no strict lenten restrictions. However, the absence of fasting ...

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