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- Saint Basil the Great was born in the year 329 in Caesarea of Cappadocia, to a family renowned for their learning and holiness. His parents' names were Basil and Emmelia.
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She was the wife of Basil the Elder and bore nine or ten children, including Basil of Caesarea (born circa 330), Macrina the Younger, Peter of Sebaste, Gregory of Nyssa, and Naucratius.
May 30, 2017 · Saint Emmelia (also Emily, Emilia, Emelia), was part of a holy family and most famous for being the mother of Saint Basil the Great. There are very few descriptions of Saint Emmelia’s life. She was the daughter of a martyr and the daughter-in-law of Saint Macrina the Elder (260-340).
Jul 3, 2024 · Basil the Elder and Emmelia, who had grown up surrounded by brutal persecution, understood the mission of the domestic church clearly. They knew the Christian could never feel quite at peace in this world.
Basil was born into the wealthy Cappadocian Greek family of Basil the Elder, and Emmelia of Caesarea, in Cappadocia, around 330. He was one of ten children, and his parents were known for their piety. [12]
Saint Basil the Great was born in the year 329 in Caesarea of Cappadocia, to a family renowned for their learning and holiness. His parents' names were Basil and Emmelia.
Apr 2, 2024 · Saint Basil of Caesarea (also known as Saint Basil the Great) stands as a colossal figure in the history of Christianity, a bridge between the theological and practical, the mystical and the ethical. His approach is credited with integrating monasticism into the mainstream of Christian practice.
His mother Emmelia and his sister Macrina had there founded a nunnery, which was at that time governed by the latter. St. Basil established a monastery of men on the opposite side of the river, which he governed five years, till in 362 he resigned the abbacy to his brother, St. Peter of Sebaste.
