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Fasting Training from Basil of Caesarea (Basil the Great)

St. Basil the Great: The Master Strength Coach

Introduction

Basil of Caesarea (330–379 AD) - time of the great Councils of the Church (Nicea - ‘Nicene’ Creed)

As the Bishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia (modern-day Turkey), he was a key figure among the “Cappadocian Fathers” (along with Gregory of Nyssa (Basil’s younger brother) and Gregory of Nazianzus, who …

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