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Letters of St. Basil the Great

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Letters of St. Basil the Great

St. Basil the Great · c. 358–378 AD

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The extensive correspondence of St. Basil, covering theological controversies, Church administration, monastic life, and personal friendships.

Table of Contents

1To Eustathius the Philosopher 2Basil to Gregory 3To Candidianus 4To Olympius 5To Nectarius 6To the wife of Nectarius 7To Gregory my friend 8To the Cæsareans. A defence of his withdrawal, and concerning the faith 9To Maximus the Philosopher 10To a widow 11Without address. To some friends 12To Olympius 13To Olympius 14To Gregory his friend 15To Arcadius, Imperial Treasurer 16Against Eunomius the heretic 17To Origenes 18To Macarius and John 19To Gregory my friend 20To Leontius the Sophist 21To Leontius the Sophist 22Without address. On the Perfection of the Life of Solitaries 23To a Solitary 24To Athanasius, father of Athanasius bishop of Ancyra 25To Athanasius, bishop of Ancyra 26To Cæsarius, brother of Gregory 27To Eusebius, bishop of Samosata 28To the Church of Neocæsarea. Consolatory 29To the Church of Ancyra. Consolatory 30To Eusebius of Samosata 31To Eusebius, bishop of Samosata 32To Sophronius the Master 33To Aburgius 34To Eusebius, bishop of Samosata 35Without address 36Without address 37Without address 38To his Brother Gregory, concerning the difference between οὐσία and ὑπόστασις 39Julian to Basil 40Julian to Basil 41Basil to Julian 42To Chilo, his disciple 43Admonition to the Young 44To a lapsed Monk 45To a lapsed Monk 46To a fallen virgin 47To Gregory 48To Eusebius, Bishop of Samosata 49To Arcadius the Bishop 50To Bishop Innocentius 51To Bishop Bosporius 52To the Canonicæ 53To the Chorepiscopi 54To the Chorepiscopi 55To Paregorius, the presbyter 56To Pergamius 57To Meletius, Bishop of Antioch 58To Gregory my brother 59To Gregory, his uncle 60To Gregory his uncle 61To Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria 62To the Church of Parnassus 63To the Governor of Neocæsarea 64To Hesychius 65To Atarbius 66To Athanasius, bishop of Alexandria 67To Athanasius, bishop of Alexandria 68To Meletius, bishop of Antioch 69To Athanasius, bishop of Alexandria 70Without address 71Basil to Gregory 72To Hesychius 73To Callisthenes 74To Martinianus 75To Aburgius 76To Sophronius the Master 77Without inscription: about Therasius 78Without inscription, on behalf of Elpidius 79To Eustathius bishop of Sebastia 80To Athanasius, bishop of Alexandria 81To Bishop Innocent 82To Athanasius, bishop of Alexandria 83To a Magistrate 84To the President 85That the oath ought not to be taken 86To the Governor 87Without address on the same subject 88Without address on the subject of the exaction of taxes 89To Meletius, bishop of Antioch 90To the holy brethren the bishops of the West 91To Valerianus, Bishop of Illyricum 92To the Italians and Gauls 93To the Patrician Cæsaria, concerning Communion 94To Elias, Governor of the Province 95To Eusebius, bishop of Samosata 96To Sophronius, the master 97To the Senate of Tyana 98To Eusebius, bishop of Samosata 99To Count Terentius 100To Eusebius, Bishop of Samosata 101Consolatory 102To the citizens of Satala 103To the people of Satala 104To the prefect Modestus 105To the deaconesses, the daughters of Count Terentius 106To a soldier 107To the Widow Julitta 108To the guardian of the heirs of Julitta 109To the Count Helladius 110To the prefect Modestus 111To Modestus, the prefect 112To Andronicus, a general 113To the presbyters of Tarsus 114To Cyriacus, at Tarsus 115To the heretic Simplicia 116To Firminius 117Without address 118To Jovinus, Bishop of Perrha 119To Eustathius, Bishop of Sebasteia 120To Meletius, bishop of Antioch 121To Theodotus, bishop of Nicopolis 122To Pœmenius, bishop of Satala 123To Urbicius, the monk 124To Theodorus 125A transcript of the faith as dictated by Saint Basil, and subscribed by Eustathius, bishop of Sebasteia 126To Atarbius 127To Eusebius, bishop of Samosata 128To Eusebius, bishop of Samosata 129To Meletius Bishop of Antioch 130To Theodotus bishop of Nicopolis 131To Olympius 132To Abramius, bishop of Batnæ 133To Peter, bishop of Alexandria 134To the presbyter Pœonius 135To Diodorus, presbyter of Antioch 136To Eusebius, bishop of Samosata 137To Antipater, on his assuming the governorship of Cappadocia 138To Eusebius, bishop of Samosata 139To the Alexandrians 140To the Church of Antioch 141To Eusebius, bishop of Samosata 142To the prefects' accountant 143To another accountant 144To the prefects' officer 145To Eusebius, bishop of Samosata 146To Antiochus 147To Aburgius 148To Trajan 149To Trajan 150To Amphilochius in the name of Heraclidas 151To Eustathius the Physician 152To Victor, the Commander 153To Victor the Ex-Consul 154To Ascholius, bishop of Thessalonica 155Without address. In the case of a trainer 156To the Presbyter Evagrius 157To Amiochus 158To Antiochus 159To Eupaterius and his daughter 160To Diodorus 161To Amphilochius on his consecration as Bishop 162To Eusebius, bishop of Samosata 163To Count Jovinus 164To Ascholius 165To Ascholius, bishop of Thessalonica 166To Eusebius, bishop of Samosata 167To Antiochus 168Basil to Gregory 169To Glycerius 170To Gregory 171To Sophronius, the bishop 172To Theodora the Canoness 173To a Widow 174To Count Magnenianus 175To Amphilochius, Bishop of Iconium 176To Saphronius the Master 177To Aburgius 178To Arinthæus 179To the Master Sophronius, on behalf of Eunathius 180To Otreius, bishop of Melitene 181To the presbyters of Samosata 182To the Senate of Samosata 183To Eustathius, bishop of Himmeria 184To Theodotus, bishop of Beræa 185To Antipater, the governor 186Antipater to Basil 187To Amphilochius, concerning the Canons 188To Eustathius the physician 189To Amphilochius, bishop of Iconium 190To Amphilochius, bishop of Iconium 191To Sophronius the Master 192To Meletius the Physician 193To Zoilus 194To Euphronius, bishop of Colonia Armeniæ 195To Aburgius 196To Ambrose, bishop of Milan 197To Eusebius, bishop of Samosata 198To Amphilochius, concerning the Canons 199To Amphilochius, bishop of Iconium 200To Amphilochius, bishop of Iconium 201To Amphilochius, bishop of Iconium 202To the bishops of the sea coast 203To the Neocæsareans 204To Elpidius the bishop 205To Elpidius the bishop. Consolatory 206To the clergy of Neocæsarea 207To Eulancius 208Without address 209To the notables of Neocæsarea 210To Olympius 211To Hilarius 212Without address 213To Count Terentius 214To the Presbyter Dorotheus 215To Meletius, bishop of Antioch 216To Amphilochius, the Canons 217To Amphilochius, bishop of Iconium 218To the clergy of Samosata 219To the Beræans 220To the Beræans 221To the people of Chalcis 222Against Eustathius of Sebasteia 223To the presbyter Genethlius 224To Demosthenes, as from the synod of bishops 225To the ascetics under him 226Consolatory, to the clergy of Colonia 227To the magistrates of Colonia 228To the clergy of Nicopolis 229To the magistrates of Nicopolis 230To Amphilochius, bishop of Iconium 231To Amphilochius, bishop of Iconium 232To Amphilochius, in reply to certain questions 233To the same, in answer to another question 234To the same, in answer to another question 235To the same Amphilochius 236To Eusebius, bishop of Samosata 237To the presbyters of Nicopolis 238To Eusebius, bishop of Samosata 239To the Presbyters of Nicopolis 240To Eusebius, bishop of Samosata 241To the Westerns 242To the bishops of Italy and Gaul concerning the condition and confusion of the Churches 243To Patrophilus, bishop of Ægæ 244To Theophilus the Bishop 245To the Nicopolitans 246To the Nicopolitans 247To Amphilochius, bishop of Iconium 248Without address. Commendatory 249To Patrophilus, bishop of Ægæ 250To the people of Evæsæ 251To the bishops of the Pontic Diocese 252To the presbyters of Antioch 253To Pelagius, bishop of the Syrian Laodicea 254To Vitus, bishop of Charræ 255To the very well beloved and reverend brethren the presbyters Acacius, Aetius, Paulus, and Silvanus; the deacons Silvinus and Lucius, and the rest of the brethren the monks, Basil, the bishop 256To the monks harassed by the Arians 257To Epiphanius the bishop 258To the monks Palladius and Innocent 259To Optimus the bishop 260To the Sozopolitans 261To the Monk Urbicius 262To the Westerns 263To Barses, bishop of Edessa, in exile 264To Eulogius, Alexander, and Harpocration, bishops of Egypt, in exile 265To Petrus, bishop of Alexandria 266To Barses, bishop of Edessa, in exile 267To Eusebius, in exile 268To the wife of Arinthæus, the General. Consolatory 269Without Address. Concerning Raptus 270To Eusebius, my comrade, to recommend Cyriacus the presbyter 271To Sophronius the magister officiorum 272Without address. Concerning Hera 273To Himerius, the master 274Without address. Concerning Hera 275To the great Harmatius 276To the learned Maximus 277To Valerianus 278To Modestus the Prefect 279To Modestus the Prefect 280To Modestus the Prefect 281To a bishop 282To a widow 283To the assessor in the case of monks 284Without Address 285To the Commentariensis 286Without address 287Without address. Excommunicatory 288Without address. Concerning an afflicted woman 289To Nectarius 290To Timotheus the Chorepiscopus 291To Palladius 292To Julianus 293To Festus and Magnus 294To monks 295To a widow 296To a widow 297Without address 298To a Censitor 299Without address 300To Maximus 301To the wife of Briso 302To the Comes Privatarum 303To Aburgius 304Without address 305To the Governor of Sebasteia 306Without address 307Without address 308Without address 309Without address 310Without Address 311Without Address 312Without Address 313Without address 314Without address 315Without address 316To Thecla 317Without address 318Without address 319Without address 320To Hyperectius 321To Phalirius 322Letters CCCXXX., CCCXXXI., CCCXXXII., CCCXXXIII 323To a writer 324Basil to Libanius 325Libanius to Basilius 326Basil to Libanius 327Libanius to Basil 328Basil to Libanius 329Libanius to Basil 330Libanius to Basil 331Basil to Libanius 332Libanius to Basil 333Basil to Libanius 334Libanius to Basil 335Libanius to Basil 336Libanius to Basil 337Basil to Libanius 338Libanius to Basil 339Basil to Libanius 340Basil to Libanius 341Libanius to Basil 342Basil to Libanius 343Libanius to Basil 344Libanius to Basil 345Basil to Libanius 346Libanius to Basil 347Libanius to Basil 348Basil to Libanius 349Of the Holy Trinity, the Incarnation, the invocation of Saints, and their Images 350Letters CCCLXI-CCCLXV 351Basil to Urbicius the monk, concerning continency