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Patristic

Basil of Caesarea

Cappadocian Father329–379 ADPatristic

One of the three Cappadocian Fathers who helped define Trinitarian theology. Basil shaped monastic life in the East and defended the divinity of the Holy Spirit against the Pneumatomachians.

Key Works

  • On the Holy Spirit
  • Hexaemeron
  • The Long Rules
  • The Short Rules

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