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Letters, Volume I: Letters 1-58

by Basil of Caesarea

The correspondence of the bishop of Caesarea: doctrine, canon law, monastic rule, famine relief, and the politics of the Arian controversy.

The Edition

Original language
Greek
Translated by
Roy J. Deferrari

Publication

Publisher
Harvard University Press
Series
Loeb Classical Library (LCL)
Series volume
190
Date published
1926-01-01
Print status
In print

The Physical Book

Binding
Hardcover
Dust jacket
Yes
Total pages
432 pages
ISBN-13
9780674992092

Reference

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Contents

  • foreword
  • prefatory note
  • introduction
    • life of st. basil
    • important works
    • st basil’s letters
    • table of dates
    • bibliography
    • concordance
  • letters
    • 1. to eustathius
    • 2. to gregory
    • 3. to candidianus
    • 4. to olympius
    • 5. to nectarius
    • 6. to the wife of nectarius
    • 7. to gregory
    • 8. an apology and a treatise on faith
    • 9. to maximus
    • 10. to a widow
    • 11. for friendship’s sake
    • 12. to olympius
    • 13. to olympius
    • 14. to gregory
    • 15. to arcadius
    • 16. against eunomius
    • 17. to origen
    • 18. to macarius and john
    • 19. to gregory
    • 20. to leontius
    • 21. to leontius
    • 22. on the perfection of the monastic life
    • 23. an admonition to a monk
    • 24. to athanasius, father of athanasius, bishop of ancyra
    • 25. to athanasius, bishop of ancyra
    • 26. to caesarius, brother of gregory
    • 27. to eusebius
    • 28. to the church of neocaesarea
    • 29. to the church at ancyra
    • 30. to eusebius
    • 31. to eusebius
    • 32. to sophronius
    • 33. to aburgius
    • 34. to eusebius
    • 35. in behalf of leontius
    • 36. asking assistance
    • 37. in behalf of a foster brother
    • 38. to gregory his brother
    • 39. julian to basil
    • 40. julian to basil
    • 41. basil to julian
    • 42. to chilo
    • 43. admonition to the young
    • 44. to a fallen monk
    • 45. to a fallen monk
    • 46. to a fallen virgin
    • 47. to gregory
    • 48. to eusebius
    • 49. to bishop arcadius
    • 50. to bishop innocentius
    • 51. to bishop bosporius
    • 52. to the canonicae
    • 53. to the chorepiscopi
    • 54. to the chorepiscopi
    • 55. to paregorius
    • 56. to pergamius
    • 57. to meletius
    • 58. to gregory his brother
  • index of proper names