DOCTOR
Saint Basil the Great
Bishop, Doctor of the Church
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