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'''Saint Basil the Great''' (b. 329, died 379) was a man of vast learning and constant activity, genuine eloquence and immense charity. St. Basil  became [[Bishop]] and Archbishop of Caesarea. He fought [[simony]], aided the victims of drought and famine, strove for a better clergy, insisted on a rigid clerical discipline, fearlessly denounced evil wherever he detected it. The father of [[monasticism]], he became a monk and he wrote a set of rules for the monastic life that are still used today. His contributions to the Church were many. An accomplished statesmanship, a man of great personal holiness, and one of the great orators of [[Christianity]]. He is called the [[Greek]] [[Doctor of the Church]].

'''Saint Basil the Great''' (b. 329, died 379) was a man of vast learning and constant activity, genuine eloquence and immense charity. St. Basil  became [[Bishop]] and Archbishop of Caesarea. He fought [[simony]], aided the victims of drought and famine, strove for a better clergy, insisted on a rigid clerical discipline, fearlessly denounced evil wherever he detected it. The father of [[monasticism]], he became a monk and he wrote a set of rules for the monastic life that are still used today. His contributions to the Church were many. An accomplished statesmanship, a man of great personal holiness, and one of the great orators of [[Christianity]]. He is called the [[Greek]] [[Doctor of the Church]].