FTP, identify this early Church saint, who, along with his friend Gregory of Nazianus and his brother Gregory of Nyssa, is one of the "Three Capadocians."
He was a fervent admirer of the bishop Dianius, who took him under his wing and ordained him as a Reader. Among his works are Address to Young Men, which defended the study of pagan literature by Christians, The Longer and Shorter Rules, which outlined monastic practices, and the Hexameron, nine Lenten sermons on the days of creation. Succeeding Eusebius as bishop of Caesarea, he opposed the spread of Arianism as well as the activities of Valens. FTP, identify this early Church saint, who, along with his friend Gregory of Nazianus and his brother Gregory of Nyssa, is one of the "Three Capadocians."
He was a fervent admirer of the bishop Dianius, who took him under his wing and ordained him as a Reader.
St. Basil the Great