Saints of Orthodoxy

St. BasilBishop of Amasea

Hieromartyr· Red: Colour of spilt blood

“At the request of Elpidophoros, fishermen pulled the Saint's body out of the net. Miraculously, the head was reattached to the body.”
St. Basil Bishop of Amasea

Dates of commemoration for saint

Birth

3rd century

Roman Empire

Death

322

Nicomedia, Roman Empire

History

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Unknown

Life path

  • Bishop

Undertakings & Callings

  • Defending the faith
  • Preaching
  • Comforting of the poor

Sufferings

  • Imprisonment
  • Execution

Eras

  • Persecution in Roman Emp.

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