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===January=== | ===January=== | ||
*St. '''[[Basil the Great]]''', Bishop of Caesarea ([[January 1]]) | *St. '''[[Basil the Great]]''', Bishop of Caesarea ([[January 1]]) | ||
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===December=== | ===December=== | ||
*St. Basil ([[December 15]]) | *St. Basil ([[December 15]]) | ||
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*St. Basil of the 300 Alamanous Cyprian martyrs and Bishop No commemoration | *St. Basil of the 300 Alamanous Cyprian martyrs and Bishop No commemoration | ||
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There are also Bishops with this name: | There are also Bishops with this name: | ||
*[[Basil (Essey) of Wichita]] | *[[Basil (Essey) of Wichita]] | ||
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The name Basil, from Gk. Basileios, means kingly or royal from "basileus" which means king.
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Saints
There are several saints named Basil, including the following:
January
- St. Basil the Great, Bishop of Caesarea (January 1)
- St. Basil of Ancyra, Bishop of Ancyra and 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
- St. Basil the Confessor, Archbishop of Thessaloniki (February 1)
- St. Basil the Confessor, Bishop of Parium (February 28 and April 12)
- St. Basil the Martyr (February 6)
March
April
- St. Basil of Ostrog, Metropolitan of Zahumlje and Herzegovina (1639-1671) (April 29) - Serbian
May
No commemorations
June
July
August
- St. Basil of the Kiev Caves (August 11)
- St. Basil (August 16)
- St. Basil the Blessed, the Fool-for-Christ (Russian) (August 2)
- St. Basil the Macedonian Emperor (August 29)
September
No commemorations
October
- St. Basil, Bishop of Trapezountas (October 20)
- St. Basil the Martyr (October 25)
- St. Basil the Martyr (October 26)
- St. Basil the Martyr (October 28)
November
- St. Basil (November 18)
- St. Basil the Martyr (November 28)
- St. Basil the deacon (November 28)
December
- St. Basil (December 15)
No commemoration Date
- St. Basil of the 300 Alamanous Cyprian martyrs and Bishop No commemoration
Bishops
There are also Bishops with this name:
