St. Basil the Great was a 4th-century Church Father who defended the orthodox Christian faith against Arianism, a heresy that disputed the sameness of essence of the Son and the Holy Spirit with God the Father. He was the bishop of Caesarea and wrote several works on monasticism, theology, and canon law. St. Basil is recognized as a doctor of the church in Roman Catholicism and one of the Three Holy Hierarchs in Eastern Christianity.
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