The Care of the Sick, a Priority Activity in the Pastoral Ministry of Saint Basil the Great Cover Image

Lucrarea de îngrijire a bolnavilor, activitate prioritară în pastorația Sfântului Vasile cel Mare
The Care of the Sick, a Priority Activity in the Pastoral Ministry of Saint Basil the Great

Author(s): Adrian Iliescu
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theology and Religion, Pastoral Theology
Published by: Editura Universităţii de Vest din Timişoara
Keywords: Saint Basil the Great; Pontus; patristic education; Gregory of Nazianzus; martyrdom under Licinius;

Summary/Abstract: Biographical Data Saint Basil the Great came from a noble and wealthy family of Pontus. His father, the Saint Basil the Great came from a noble and wealthy family of Pontus. His father, the father of Saint Basil, was a professor of rhetoric and a lawyer, and—as Saint Gregory of Nazianzus characterizes him, saying that "Pontus recognized him as the public teacher of virtues"—he was highly esteemed. His mother, Emmelia, was a young orphan, her father having died a martyr's death during the persecution of Licinius.

  • Issue Year: 2024
  • Issue No: 30
  • Page Range: 81-85
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: Romanian
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