Basil the Great

One of the biggest names in Christian history, Saint Basil had a deep spirituality, acute intelligence, and a heavy helping of attitude. LINKS: A tiny video about Saint Basil from @BibleIllustrated : https://www.youtube.com/shorts/yRdgsW61nOs A short article about him from the Orthodox Church in America: https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/01/01/100003-saint-basil-the-great-archbishop-of-caesarea-in-cappadocia Our video about the Liturgy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2uvXjjDjwQ A quick video on making vasilopita by @ancientfaith4kids (a great Orthodox Christian resource for kids): https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3rDQWD2ce_g Basil's instruction to young men on the 'reading of Greek (pagan) literature': https://www.tertullian.org/fathers/basil_litterature01.htm The dialogue between Basil the Great and Modestus: https://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2015/01/the-dialogue-between-basil-great-and.html An article about the Basiliad: https://hekint.org/2017/02/24/reconstructing-the-worlds-first-hospital-the-basiliad/ A Vasilopita recipe: https://www.mygreekdish.com/recipe/vasilopita-cake-greek-new-years-cake/ The Vasilopita in the video was made specially by our friend Amanda, who you can follow on instagram for baking and books: https://www.instagram.com/bakingasmylovelanguage/ Our channel needs your help to keep making these videos: https://ko-fi.com/patristix You can also help us by getting Patristix graphic designs on ALL SORTS of merch at our Redbubble shop: https://www.redbubble.com/people/patristix/shop?asc=u Also follow us on social media for cool graphics, pictures and info: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Patristix Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/patristixgram/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/patristix