Basil the Elder
Roman saint
b. 3rd century · d. c. 350
Basil the Elder, father of Basil the Great, was raised in Caesarea Mazaca in the Pontus. He died in the year 350, and his feast day is 30 May.
Related people
- Macrina the Elder child of · traditional
- Emmelia of Caesarea spouse of · traditional
- Peter of Sebaste parent of · traditional
- Gregory of Nyssa parent of · traditional
- Naucratius parent of · traditional
- Macrina the Younger parent of · traditional
- Basil of Caesarea parent of · traditional
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.