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<p> saint and martyr, bishop of Amasea, in the diocese of [[Pontus]] and province of Helenopontus, is said to have been one of the victims of the persecution set on foot, about 322, by Licinius, the colleague of Constantine, in Armenia; and especially in Pontus and the city of Amasea. The author of the Acts of this saint appears to say that he attracted the fury of the emperor by receiving into his house, and protecting from his violence, a virgin named [[Glaphyra]] one of the women attached to the household of the empress Constantia; for which act he was carried to Nicomedia, killed, and thrown into the sea. His body was alleged to have been cast ashore at Sinope, carried thence to Amasea, and buried there near a church that he had built. He is commemorated April 26. </p>
<p> saint (the father of St. [[Basil]] the Great), was the son of St. Macrina the elder, but the name of his father is unknown; he was, however, a scion of a noble house in [[Cappadocia]] or Pontus. During the cruel persecution under Galerius and the [[Caesar]] Maximin Daia, they were compelled to flee into the deserts, where they continued for about seven years, i.e. from 306 to 313. At the end of this period they retturned to Pontus, where Basil, their son (the subject of this article), soon became known for his virtues and talents. he uniteld to vast erudition a rare gift of eloqiuence, which gained him a high reputation at the bar. The time of his death is not known, but the decease of his wife, St. Emmrelia, probably took place in 370 or 372. The Church honors their memory on May 30. </p>


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<ref name="term_23264"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/basil+(3) Basil from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
<ref name="term_23266"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/basil+(4) Basil from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
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