St '''Basil the Confessor''', [[Bishop]] of Parium, faught fought valiantly against the [[Iconoclast ]] [[heresy]] during the eight century. Due to his stance against the heretics, the saint suffered a lot of persecution and deprivation. St Basil is commemorated on [[April 12]]. Not to be confused with Basil the Confessor, companion of the Venerable Procopius at Decapolis, Commemorated on [[February 28]].==Hymns==[[Troparion]] (Tone 4)  :O glorious hierarch Basil,:Priest of the King of Glory,:You are a radiant confessor of the faith.:You opposed the iconoclasts and suffered for the truth.:Now standing in glory before God, remember those who honor you! [[Kontakion]] (Tone 2)  :Illumined with the light from on high, O blessed Father,:You enlighten all who honor your suffering, O Holy hierarch Basil.:Pray ever to Christ our God for all of us.