Saint Basil the Great

The Letters

Name: The Letters
Author: Saint Basil the Great

4th c.

Classic translation

Letters · English translation, 1890

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Introduction
To Eustathius the Philosopher
Basil to Gregory
To Candidianus
To Olympius
To Nectarius
To the Wife of Nectarius
To Gregory My Friend
To the Cæsareans. A Defence of His Withdrawal, and Concerning the Faith
To Maximus the Philosopher
To a Widow
Without Address. To Some Friends
To Olympius (xiii)
To Olympius (xiv)
To Gregory His Friend
To Arcadius, Imperial Treasurer
Against Eunomius the Heretic
To Origenes
To Macarius and John
To Gregory My Friend (xx)
To Leontius the Sophist
To Leontius the Sophist (xxii)
Without Address. On the Perfection of the Life of Solitaries
To a Solitary
To Athanasius, Father of Athanasius Bishop of Ancyra
To Athanasius, Bishop of Ancyra
To Cæsarius, Brother of Gregory
To Eusebius, Bishop of Samosata
To the Church of Neocæsarea. Consolatory
To the Church of Ancyra. Consolatory
To Eusebius of Samosata
To Eusebius, Bishop of Samosata (xxxii)
To Sophronius the Master
To Aburgius
To Eusebius, Bishop of Samosata (xxxv)
Without Address
Without Address (xxxvii)
Without Address (xxxviii)
To his Brother Gregory, concerning the difference between οὐσία and ὑπόστασις
Julian to Basil
Julian to Basil (xli)
Basil to Julian
To Chilo, His Disciple
Admonition to the Young
To a Lapsed Monk
To a Lapsed Monk (xlvi)
To a Fallen Virgin
To Gregory
To Eusebius, Bishop of Samosata (xlix)
To Arcadius the Bishop
To Bishop Innocentius
To Bishop Bosporius
To the Canonicæ
To the Chorepiscopi
To the Chorepiscopi (lv)
To Paregorius, the Presbyter
To Pergamius
To Meletius, Bishop of Antioch
To Gregory My Brother
To Gregory, His Uncle
To Gregory His Uncle
To Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria
To the Church of Parnassus
To the Governor of Neocæsarea
To Hesychius
To Atarbius
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 (lxxi)
Basil to Gregory (lxxii)
To Hesychius (lxxiii)
To Callisthenes
To Martinianus
To Aburgius (lxxvi)
To Sophronius the Master (lxxvii)
Without Inscription: About Therasius
Without Inscription, on Behalf of Elpidius
To Eustathius Bishop of Sebastia
To Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria (lxxxi)
To Bishop Innocent
To Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria (lxxxiii)
To a Magistrate
To the President
That the Oath Ought Not to Be Taken
To the Governor
Without Address on the Same Subject
Without Address on the Subject of the Exaction of Taxes
To Meletius, Bishop of Antioch (xc)
To the Holy Brethren the Bishops of the West
To Valerianus, Bishop of Illyricum
To the Italians and Gauls
To the Patrician Cæsaria, Concerning Communion
To Elias, Governor of the Province
To Eusebius, Bishop of Samosata (xcvi)
To Sophronius, the Master
To the Senate of Tyana
To Eusebius, Bishop of Samosata (xcix)
To Count Terentius
To Eusebius, Bishop of Samosata (ci)
Consolatory
To the Citizens of Satala
To the People of Satala
To the Prefect Modestus
To the Deaconesses, the Daughters of Count Terentius
To a Soldier
To the Widow Julitta
To the Guardian of the Heirs of Julitta
To the Count Helladius
To the Prefect Modestus (cxi)
To Modestus, the Prefect
To Andronicus, a General
To the Presbyters of Tarsus
To Cyriacus, at Tarsus
To the Heretic Simplicia
To Firminius
Without Address (cxviii)
To Jovinus, Bishop of Perrha
To Eustathius, Bishop of Sebasteia
To Meletius, Bishop of Antioch (cxxi)
To Theodotus, Bishop of Nicopolis
To Pœmenius, Bishop of Satala
To Urbicius, the Monk
To Theodorus
A Transcript of the Faith as Dictated by Saint Basil, and Subscribed by…
To Atarbius (cxxvii)
To Eusebius, Bishop of Samosata (cxxviii)
To Eusebius, Bishop of Samosata (cxxix)
To Meletius Bishop of Antioch
To Theodotus Bishop of Nicopolis
To Olympius (cxxxii)
To Abramius, Bishop of Batnæ
To Peter, Bishop of Alexandria
To the Presbyter Pœonius
To Diodorus, Presbyter of Antioch
To Eusebius, Bishop of Samosata (cxxxvii)
To Antipater, on His Assuming the Governorship of Cappadocia
To Eusebius, Bishop of Samosata (cxxxix)
To the Alexandrians
To the Church of Antioch
To Eusebius, Bishop of Samosata (cxlii)
To the Prefects' Accountant
To Another Accountant
To the Prefects' Officer
To Eusebius, Bishop of Samosata (cxlvi)
To Antiochus
To Aburgius (cxlviii)
To Trajan
To Trajan (cl)
To Amphilochius in the Name of Heraclidas
To Eustathius the Physician
To Victor, the Commander
To Victor the Ex-Consul
To Ascholius, Bishop of Thessalonica
Without Address. In the Case of a Trainer
To the Presbyter Evagrius
To Amiochus
To Antiochus (clix)
To Eupaterius and His Daughter
To Diodorus
To Amphilochius on His Consecration as Bishop
To Eusebius, Bishop of Samosata (clxiii)
To Count Jovinus
To Ascholius
To Ascholius, Bishop of Thessalonica (clxvi)
To Eusebius, Bishop of Samosata (clxvii)
To Eusebius, Bishop of Samosata (clxviii)
To Antiochus (clxix)
Basil to Gregory (clxx)
To Glycerius
To Gregory (clxxii)
To Sophronius, the Bishop
To Theodora the Canoness
To a Widow (clxxv)
To Count Magnenianus
To Amphilochius, Bishop of Iconium
To Saphronius the Master
To Aburgius (clxxix)
To Arinthæus
To the Master Sophronius, on Behalf of Eunathius
To Otreius, Bishop of Melitene
To the Presbyters of Samosata
To the Senate of Samosata
To Eustathius, Bishop of Himmeria
To Theodotus, Bishop of Beræa
To Antipater, the Governor
Antipater to Basil
To Amphilochius, Concerning the Canons
To Eustathius the Physician (cxc)
To Amphilochius, Bishop of Iconium (cxci)
To Amphilochius, Bishop of Iconium (cxcii)
To Sophronius the Master (cxciii)
To Meletius the Physician
To Zoilus
To Euphronius, Bishop of Colonia Armeniæ
To Aburgius (cxcvii)
To Ambrose, Bishop of Milan
To Eusebius, Bishop of Samosata (cxcix)
To Amphilochius, Concerning the Canons (cc)
To Amphilochius, Bishop of Iconium (cci)
To Amphilochius, Bishop of Iconium (ccii)
To Amphilochius, Bishop of Iconium (cciii)
To the Bishops of the Sea Coast
To the Neocæsareans
To Elpidius the Bishop
To Elpidius the Bishop. Consolatory
To the Clergy of Neocæsarea
To Eulancius
Without Address (ccx)
To the Notables of Neocæsarea
To Olympius (ccxii)
To Hilarius
Without Address (ccxiv)
To Count Terentius (ccxv)
To the Presbyter Dorotheus
To Meletius, Bishop of Antioch (ccxvii)
To Amphilochius, the Canons
To Amphilochius, Bishop of Iconium (ccxix)
To the Clergy of Samosata
To the Beræans
To the Beræans (ccxxii)
To the People of Chalcis
Against Eustathius of Sebasteia
To the Presbyter Genethlius
To Demosthenes, as From the Synod of Bishops
To the Ascetics Under Him
Consolatory, to the Clergy of Colonia
To the Magistrates of Colonia
To the Clergy of Nicopolis
To the Magistrates of Nicopolis
To Amphilochius, Bishop of Iconium (ccxxxii)
To Amphilochius, Bishop of Iconium (ccxxxiii)
To Amphilochius, in Reply to Certain Questions
To the Same, in Answer to Another Question
To the Same, in Answer to Another Question (ccxxxvi)
To the Same Amphilochius
To Eusebius, Bishop of Samosata (ccxxxviii)
To the Presbyters of Nicopolis
To Eusebius, Bishop of Samosata (ccxl)
To the Presbyters of Nicopolis (ccxli)
To Eusebius, Bishop of Samosata (ccxlii)
To the Westerns
To the Bishops of Italy and Gaul Concerning the Condition and Confusion of the…
To Patrophilus, Bishop of Ægæ
To Theophilus the Bishop
To the Nicopolitans
To the Nicopolitans (ccxlviii)
To Amphilochius, Bishop of Iconium (ccxlix)
Without Address. Commendatory
To Patrophilus, Bishop of Ægæ (ccli)
To the People of Evæsæ
To the Bishops of the Pontic Diocese
To the Presbyters of Antioch
To Pelagius, Bishop of the Syrian Laodicea
To Vitus, Bishop of Charræ
To the Very Well Beloved and Reverend Brethren the Presbyters Acacius, Aetius…
To the Monks Harassed by the Arians
To Epiphanius the Bishop
To the Monks Palladius and Innocent
To Optimus the Bishop
To the Sozopolitans
To the Monk Urbicius
To the Westerns (cclxiv)
To Barses, Bishop of Edessa, in Exile
To Eulogius, Alexander, and Harpocration, Bishops of Egypt, in Exile
To Petrus, Bishop of Alexandria
To Barses, Bishop of Edessa, in Exile (cclxviii)
To Eusebius, in Exile
To the Wife of Arinthæus, the General. Consolatory
Without Address. Concerning Raptus
To Eusebius, My Comrade, to Recommend Cyriacus the Presbyter
To Sophronius the Magister Officiorum
Without Address. Concerning Hera
To Himerius, the Master
Without Address. Concerning Hera (cclxxvi)
To the Great Harmatius
To the Learned Maximus
To Valerianus
To Modestus the Prefect
To Modestus the Prefect (cclxxxi)
To Modestus the Prefect (cclxxxii)
To a Bishop
To a Widow (cclxxxiv)
To the Assessor in the Case of Monks
Without Address (cclxxxvi)
To the Commentariensis
Without Address (cclxxxviii)
Without Address. Excommunicatory
Without Address. Concerning an Afflicted Woman
To Nectarius (ccxci)
To Timotheus the Chorepiscopus
To Palladius
To Julianus
To Festus and Magnus
To Monks
To a Widow (ccxcvii)
To a Widow (ccxcviii)
Without Address (ccxcix)
To a Censitor
Without Address (ccci)
To Maximus
To the Wife of Briso
To the Comes Privatarum
To Aburgius (cccv)
Without Address (cccvi)
To the Governor of Sebasteia
Without Address (cccviii)
Without Address (cccix)
Without Address (cccx)
Without Address (cccxi)
Without Address (cccxii)
Without Address (cccxiii)
Without Address (cccxiv)
Without Address (cccxv)
Without Address (cccxvi)
Without Address (cccxvii)
Without Address (cccxviii)
To Thecla
Without Address (cccxx)
To Philagrius Arcenus
To Pasinicus, the Physician
To Magninianus
Without Address (cccxxiv)
Without Address (cccxxv)
To Hyperectius
To Phalirius
Letters CCCXXX., CCCXXXI., CCCXXXII., CCCXXXIII
To a Writer
Basil to Libanius
Libanius to Basilius
Basil to Libanius (cccxxxii)
Libanius to Basil
Basil to Libanius (cccxxxiv)
Libanius to Basil (cccxxxv)
Libanius to Basil (cccxxxvi)
Basil to Libanius (cccxxxvii)
Libanius to Basil (cccxxxviii)
Basil to Libanius (cccxxxix)
Libanius to Basil (cccxl)
Libanius to Basil (cccxli)
Libanius to Basil (cccxlii)
Basil to Libanius (cccxliii)
Libanius to Basil (cccxliv)
Basil to Libanius (cccxlv)
Basil to Libanius (cccxlvi)
Libanius to Basil (cccxlvii)
Basil to Libanius (cccxlviii)
Libanius to Basil (cccxlix)
Libanius to Basil (cccl)
Basil to Libanius (cccli)
Libanius to Basil (ccclii)
Libanius to Basil (cccliii)
Basil to Libanius (cccliv)
Of the Holy Trinity, the Incarnation, the Invocation of Saints, and Their Images
Letters CCCLXI-CCCLXV
Basil to Urbicius the Monk, Concerning Continency

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