Doctor of the Church
Saint Basil the Great
Bishop · Doctor of the Church — Father of Eastern Monasticism · Feast January 2
Saint Basil the Great, Father of Eastern Monasticism, declared a Doctor of the Church.
Background
Saint Basil (c. 330-379), bishop of Caesarea and one of the Cappadocian Fathers, defended Nicene orthodoxy, wrote the monastic rule that still governs Eastern monasticism, and authored a Divine Liturgy that bears his name. Declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Pius V in 1568.
Summary
Saint Basil the Great, Father of Eastern Monasticism, declared a Doctor of the Church.
Doctor title
Father of Eastern Monasticism
Feast day
January 2
Feast month
1
Ecclesial role
bishop
Feast day of month
2