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{{cleanup}}'''''Basil''''' may refer to any of the following:
The name '''Basil''', has origins from the male Greek name Βασίλειος ("Basileios"). It is derived from Gr. βασιλεύς a word of pre-Hellenic origin meaning ''kingly'' or ''royal'' from "basileus" which means ''king''. The female version is Bασιλική ("Vasiliki"). In Arabic, the name means ''"brave"'' and the name has been derived in different languages to include: ''Basile'' in French; ''Basilius'' in German; ''Basilio'' in Italian and Spanish and ''Vasil'' in Albanian. Basil has many variant forms: Basile, Basilic, Basilides, Basileios, Basilie, Basilio, Basilius, Bazeel, Bazeelius, Bazil, Bazyli, Vasil, Vasile, Vasileos, Vasilije, Vasilios, Vasilios, Vasilius, Vasilus, Vassilis, Vasili, Vassili, Vasily, Vassilij, Vassily and Wassily. This name usually refers to our father among the saints '''[[Basil the Great]], bishop of Caesarea, a leading churchman in the 4th century. == Saints =='''Basil''' may also refer to the following [[saints]]:===January===*'''[[Basil the Great]]''', Bishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia ([[January 1]])
*'''[[Basil of Ancyra]]''', Bishop of Ancyra and 4th century martyr ([[January 2]])
*Memory of St. Basil the Great's family ([[January 8]])
*St. Basil, or St. Eustratios the Wonderworker ([[January 9]])
*Miracle of St. Basil the Great ([[January 19]])
===February===
*Basil the Confessor, Archbishop of Thessaloniki ([[February 1]])
*'''[[Basil the Confessor]]''', Bishop of Parium ([[February 28]] and [[April 12]])
*Basil the Martyr ([[February 6]])
===March===
*Basil the Martyr ([[March 14]])
*Basil Priest-Martyr ([[March 22]])
*Basil the Young ([[March 26]])
===April===
*'''[[Basil of Ostrog]]''', Metropolitan of Zahumlje and Herzegovina (1639-1671) ([[April 29]]) - (Serbian, Saint Vasilije)
===May===
No commemorations
===June===
*Basil the Martyr ([[June 17]])
*Basil, Bishop of Patelarias ([[June 22]])
===July===
*Basil ([[July 1]])
*Basil the Martyr ([[July 6]])
===August===
*'''[[Basil and Theodore|Basil of the Kiev Caves]]''' ([[August 11]])
*Basil ([[August 16]])
*'''[[Basil the Blessed]]''', the Fool-for-Christ (Russian) ([[August 2]])
*Basil the Macedonian Emperor ([[August 29]])
===September===
No commemorations
===October===
*Basil, Bishop of Trebizond ([[October 20]]), ruled from 1332.
*Basil the Martyr ([[October 25]])
*Basil the Martyr ([[October 26]])
*Basil the Martyr ([[October 28]])
===November===
*Basil ([[November 18]])
*Basil the Martyr ([[November 28]])
*Basil the deacon ([[November 28]])
===December===
*Basil ([[December 15]])
===No commemoration Date===
*Basil of the 300 Alamanous Cyprian martyrs and Bishop No commemoration
== Historical Byzantine emperors ==''Basil'' may also refer to several modern bishops:
*Basil I the Macedonian, Byzantine E. (811-886, ruled from 867)
*Basil II Bulgaroktonus, Byzantine E. (958-1025, ruled from 976)
== Religious Leaders ==''Basil'' may also refer to several modern bishops:
*[[Basil (Essey) of Wichita]] (1948-Present)
*[[Basil (Osborne) of Amphipolis]] (unknown-Present)
*[[Basil (Rodzianko) of San Fransisco]] (1915-1999)
== Other uses ==*''[[w:Basil|Basil]] (Ocimum basilicum), '' is also the naming name of this plant comes from the Greek basileus, meaning "king", as it is believed to have grown above the spot where St. [[Helen]] discovered the Holy [[Cross]]. This plant is plan used within in certain Orthodox worship, particulary in the Service of the blessing of the [[Holy water|waters]]services.----
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