The 123rd day of the Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar.
Menaion calendar icon - January.
Circumcision of Christ. Menologion of Basil II.
St. Telemachus (from Foxe's Book of Martyrs, 1563).
St. Basil the Great.
Basil of Caesarea
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Basil of Caesarea, also called Saint Basil the Great, was an early Christian prelate. He served as Bishop of Caesarea Mazaca in Cappadocia from 370 until his death in 379. He was an influential theolo
Russian icon of Basil of Caesarea
Icon of the Three Holy Hierarchs: Basil the Great (left), John Chrysostom (center) and Gregory the Theologian (right)—from Lipie, Historic Museum in Sanok, Poland.
Basil of Caesarea Correr Museum Venice