Martyr
Basil of Antioch
A martyr of Antioch in Syria, a saint of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Roman Martyrology.
- Feast
- November 20old style December 3
- Era
- 3rd century
- Place
- Antioch, Syria
- Order
- Martyrs
Life
Basil of Antioch was a martyr at Antioch in Syria, a saint of the undivided Church.
The Roman Martyrology commemorates him on 20 November. The Syriac Martyrology of 411 names on the same day, by the Julian calendar (old style), a martyr Basil, among the first, and the Latin Hieronymian Martyrology names Basil and Dionysius at Antioch. No other account of his life or death survives.
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