Letters, Volume II: Letters 59-185

by Basil, Roy J. Deferrari (Translator)

Overview

Correspondence of a Cappadocian Father.

Basil the Great was born ca. AD 330 at Caesarea in Cappadocia into a family noted for piety. He was at Constantinople and Athens for several years as a student with Gregory of Nazianzus and was much influenced by Origen. For a short time he held a chair of rhetoric at Caesarea, and was then baptized. He visited monasteries in Egypt and Palestine and sought out the most famous hermits in Syria and elsewhere to learn how to lead a pious and ascetic life; but he decided that communal monastic life and work were best. About 360 he founded in Pontus a convent to which his sister and widowed mother belonged. Ordained a presbyter in 365, in 370 he succeeded Eusebius in the archbishopric of Caesarea, which included authority over all Pontus. He died in 379. Even today his reform of monastic life in the east is the basis of modern Greek and Slavonic monasteries.

The Loeb Classical Library edition of Basil’s Letters is in four volumes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780674992375
Publisher:	Harvard University Press
Publication date:	01/01/1928
Series:	Loeb Classical Library , #215
Edition description:	4th printing/1st pub.1928/map/index
Pages:	496
Product dimensions:	4.25(w) x 6.38(h) x 1.10(d)
Language:	Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

About the Author

Roy Joseph Deferrari (1890–1969) was Professor of Classics at the Catholic University of America.

Table of Contents

Prefatory Note

Letter

LIX. To Gregory, His Uncle

LX. To Gregory, His Uncle

LXI. To Athanasius, Bishop Of Alexandria

LXII. Consolation To The Church Of Parnassus

LXIII. To The Governor Of Neocaesarea.

LXIV. To Hesychius

LXV. To Atarbius

LXVI. To Athanasius, Bishop Of Alexandria.

LXVII. To Athanasius, Bishop Of Alexandria

LXVIII. To Meletius, Bishop Of Antioch

LXIX. To Athanasius, Bishop Of Alexandria

LXX. Without Address, Concerning A Synod.

LXXI. Basil To Gregory

LXXII. To Hesychius

LXXIII. To Callisthenes

LXXIV. To Martinianus

LXXV. To Aburgius

LXXVI. To Sophronius, The Master

LXXVII. Without Address, About Therasius

LXXVIII. Without Address, In Behalf Of Elpidius

LXXIX. To Eustathius, Bishop Of Sebaste

LXXX. To Athanasius, Bishop Of Alexandria

LXXXI. To Bishop Innocent

LXXXII. To Athanasius, Bishop Of Alexandria

LXXXIII. To A Censitor

LXXXIV. To The Governor

LXXXV. About There Being No Necessity Of Taking The Oath

LXXXVI. To The Governor

LXXXVII. Without Address, On The Same Subject.

LXXXVIII. Without Address, For A Tax-Collector

LXXXIX. To Meletius, Bishop Of Antioch

XC. To the Most Holy Brethren and Bishops of the West

XCI. To Valerian, Bishop Of The Illyrians

XCII. To The Italians And Gauls

XCIII. To The Patrician Caesaria, On Communion

XCIV. To Elias, Governor Of The Province.

XCV. To Eusebius, Bishop Of Samosata.

XCVI. To Sophronius, Master

XCVII. To The Senate Of Tyana

XCVIII. To Eusebius, Bishop Of Sam Osaka

XCIX. To Count Terentius

C. To Eusebius, Bishop Of Samosata

CI. Consolatory

CII. To The Citizens Of Satala

CIII. To The People Of Satala

CIV. To The Prefect Modestus

CV. To The Deaconesses, Daughters Of Count Terentius

CVI. To A Soldier

CVII. To The Widow, Julitta

CVIII. To The Guardian Of The Heirs Of Julitta

CIX. To Count Helladius

CX. To The Prefect Modestus.

CXI. To The Prefect Modestus

CXII. To Andronicus, General

CXIII. To The Presbyters At Tarsus

CXIV. To Cyriacus And His Followers At Tarsus

CXV. To The Heretic Simplicia

CXVI. To Firminus

CXVII. Without Inscription, On Asceticism.

CXVIII. To Jovinus, Bishop Of Perrha

CXIX. To Eustathius, Bishop Of Sebaste.

CXX. To Meletius, Bishop Of Antioch

CXXI. To Theodotus, Bishop Of Nicopolis

CXXII. To Poemenius, Bishop Of Satala

CXXIII. To Urbicius, A Monk

CXXIV. To Theodorus

CXXV. A Transcript Of Faith Dictated By The Most Holy Basil, To Which Eustathius, The Bishop Of Sebaste, Subscribed.

CXXVI. To Atarbius

CXXVII. To Eusebius, Bishop Of Samosata

CXXVIII. To Eusebius, Bishop Of Samosata.

CXXIX. To Meletius, Bishop Of Antioch

CXXX. To Theodotus, Bishop Of Nicopolis

CXXXI. To Olympius

CXXXII. To Abramius, Bishop Of Batnae

CXXXIII. To Peter, Bishop Of Alexandria

CXXXIV. To The Presbyter Paeonius

CXXXV. To Diodorus, Presbyter Of Antioch

CXXXVI. To Eusebius, Bishop Of Samosata.

CXXXVII. To Antipater

CXXXVIII. To Eusebius, Bishop Of Samosata.

CXXXIX. To The Alexandrians

CXL. To The Church Of Antioch

CXLI. To Eusebius, Bishop Of Samosata.

CXLII. To The Prefects' Accountant

CXLIII. To The Other Accountant

CXLIV. To The Prefects' Officer

CXLV. To Eusebius, Bishop Of Samosata.

CXLVI. To Antiochus

CXLVII. To Aburgius

CXLVIII. To Trajan

CXLIX. To Trajan

CI. To Amphilochius, As If From Heracleidas

CLI. To Eu8tathius, A Physician

CLII. To Victor, The General

CLIII. To Victor, The Ex-Consul

CLIV. To Ascholius, Bishop Of Thessalonica

CLV. Without Address. On The Case Of A Trainer

CLVI. To Evagrius, The Presbyter

CLVII. To Antiochus

CLVIII. To Antiochus

CLIX. To Eupaterius And His Daughter.

CLX. To Diodorus

CLXI. To Amphilochius, On His Consecration As Bishop

CLXII. To Eusebius, Bishop Of Samosata.

CLXIII. To Count Jovinus

CLXIV. To Ascholius, Bishop Of Thessalonica

CLXV. To Ascholius, Bishop Of Thessalonica

CLXVI. To Eusebius, Bishop Of Samosata.

CLXVII. To Eusebius, Bishop Of Samosata.

CLXVIII. To The Presbyter Antiochus, Eusebius's Nephew Who Was With Him In Exile.

CLXIX. Basil To Gregory

CLXX. To Glycerius

CLXXI. To Gregory

CLXXII. To Sophronius, Bishop

CLXXIII. To Theodora, A Canoness

CLXXIV. To A Widow

CLXXV. To Count Magnenianus

CLXXVI. To Amphilochius, Bishop Of Iconium

CLXXVII. To Sophronius, Master

CLXXVIII. To Aburgius

CLXXIX. To Arinthaeus

CLXXX. To Sophronius, The Master, In Behalf Of Eumathius

CLXXXI. To Otreius Of Meletine

CLXXXII. To The Presbyters Of Samosata

CLXXXIII. To The Senate Of Samosata

CLXXXIV. To Eustathius, Bishop Of Himmeria

CLXXXV. To Theodotus, Bishop Of Berrhoea