Basil: Letters and Select Works
BASIL: LETTERS AND SELECT WORKS
NICENE AND POST-NICENE CHURCH FATHERS:SECOND SERIES: VOLUME VIII. BASIL: LETTERS AND SELECT WORKS.
A SELECT LIBRARY OF THE NICENE AND POST-NICENE FATHERS OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
The Treatise De Spiritu Sancto. The Nine Homilies Of The Hexaemeron And The Letters Of Saint Basil The Great Archbishop Of Caesaria
Sketch of the Life and Works of Saint Basil
De Spiritu Sancto
The Hexaemeron
The Letters
The Treatise De Spiritu Sancto. The Nine Homilies Of The Hexaemeron And The Letters Of Saint Basil The Great Archbishop Of Caesaria
Sketch of the Life and Works of Saint Basil
I. Life
I - Parentage and Birth
II - Education
III - Life at Caesarea; Baptism; and Adoption of Monastic Life
IV - Basil and the Councils, to the Accession of Valens
V - The Presbyterate
VI - Basil as Archbishop
VII - The Breach with Gregory of Nazianzus
VIII - St. Basil and Eustathius
IX - Unbroken Friendships
X - Troubles of the Closing Years
II. Works
De Spiritu Sancto
Chapter I - Prefatory remarks on the need of exact investigation of the most minute portions of theology
Chapter II - The origin of the heretics’ close observation of syllables
Chapter III - The systematic discussion of syllables is derived from heathen philosophy
Chapter IV - That there is no distinction in the scriptural use of these syllables
Chapter V - That “through whom” is said also in the case of the Father, and “of whom” in the case of the Son and of the Spirit
Chapter VI - Issue joined with those who assert that the Son is not with the Father, but after the Father. Also concerning the equal glory
Chapter VII - Against those who assert that it is not proper for “with whom” to be said of the Son, and that the proper phrase is “through whom.”
Chapter VIII - In how many ways “Throughwhom” is used; and in what sense “with whom” is more suitable. Explanation of how the Son receives a commandment, and how He is sent
Chapter IX - Definitive conceptions about the Spirit which conform to the teaching of the Scriptures
Chapter X - Against those who say that it is not right to rank the Holy Spirit with the Father and the Son
Chapter XI - That they who deny the Spirit are transgressors
Chapter XII - Against those who assert that the baptism in the name of the Father alone is sufficient
Chapter XIII - Statement of the reason why in the writings of Paul the angels are associated with the Father and the Son
Chapter XIV - Objection that some were baptized unto Moses and believed in him, and an answer to it; with remarks upon types
Chapter XV - Reply to the suggested objection that we are baptized “into water.” Also concerning baptism
Chapter XVI - That the Holy Spirit is in every conception inseparable from the Father and the Son, alike in the creation of perceptible objects, in the dispensation of human affairs, and in the judgment to come
Chapter XVII - Against those who say that the Holy Ghost is not to be numbered with, but numbered under, the Father and the Son. Wherein moreover there is a summary notice of the faith concerning right sub-numeration
Chapter XVIII - In what manner in the confession of the three hypostases we preserve the pious dogma of the Monarchia. Wherein also is the refutation of them that allege that the Spirit is subnumerated
Chapter XIX - Against those who assert that the Spirit ought not to be glorified
Chapter XX - Against those who maintain that the Spirit is in the rank neither of a servant nor of a master, but in that of the free
Chapter XXI - Proof from Scripture that the Spirit is called Lord
Chapter XXII - Establishment of the natural communion of the Spirit from His being, equally with the Father and the Son, unapproachable in thought
Chapter XXIII - The glorifying of the enumeration of His attributes
Chapter XXIV - Proof of the absurdity of the refusal to glorify the Spirit, from the comparison of things glorified in creation
Chapter XXV - That Scripture uses the words “in” or “by,” en, cf. note on p. 3, in place of “with.” Wherein also it is proved that the word “and” has the same force as “with.”
Chapter XXVI - That the word “in,” in as many senses as it bears, is understood of the Spirit
Chapter XXVII - Of the origin of the word “with,” and what force it has. Also concerning the unwritten laws of the church
Chapter XXVIII - That our opponents refuse to concede in the case of the Spirit the terms which Scripture uses in the case of men, as reigning together with Christ
Chapter XXIX - Enumeration of the illustrious men in the Church who in their writings have used the word “with.”
Chapter XXX - Exposition of the present state of the Churches
The Hexaemeron
Homily I - In the Beginning God made the Heaven and the Earth
Homily II - “The Earth was Invisible and Unfinished.”
Homily III - On the Firmament
Homily IV - Upon the gathering together of the waters
Homily V - The Germination of the Earth
Homily VI - The creation of luminous bodies
Homily VII - The creation of moving creatures
Homily VIII - The creation of fowl and water animals
Homily IX - The creation of terrestrial animals
The Letters
Letter I - To Eustathius the Philosopher
Letter II - Basil to Gregory
Letter III - To Candidianus
Letter IV - To Olympius
Letter V - To Nectarius
Letter VI - To the wife of Nectarius
Letter VII - To Gregory my friend
Letter VIII - To the Caesareans. A defence of his withdrawal, and concerning the faith
Letter IX - To Maximus the Philosopher
Letter X - To a Widow
Letter XI - Without address. To some friends
Letter XII - To Olympius
Letter XIII - To Olympius
Letter XIV - To Gregory his friend
Letter XV - To Arcadius, Imperial Treasurer
Letter XVI - Against Eunomius the heretic
Letter XVII - To Origenes
Letter XVIII - To Macarius and John
Letter XIX - To Gregory my friend
Letter XX - To Leontius the Sophist
Letter XXI - To Leontius the Sophist
Letter XXII - Without address. On the Perfection of the Life of Solitaries
Letter XXIII - To a Solitary
Letter XXIV - To Athanasius, father of Athanasius bishop of Ancyra
Letter XXV - To Athanasius, bishop of Ancyra
Letter XXVI - To Caesarius, brother of Gregory
Letter XXVII - To Eusebius, bishop of Samosata
Letter XXVIII - To the Church of Neocaesarea. Consolatory
Letter XXIX - To the Church of Ancyra. Consolatory
Letter XXX - To Eusebius of Samosata
Letter XXXI - To Eusebius, bishop of Samosata
Letter XXXII - To Sophronius the Master
Letter XXXIII - To Aburgius
Letter XXXIV - To Eusebius, bishop of Samosata
Letter XXXV - Without address
Letter XXXVI - Without address
Letter XXXVII - Without address
Letter XXXVIII - To his Brother Gregory, concerning the difference between ousia and hupostasis
Letter XXXIX - Julian to Basil
Letter XL - Julian to Basil
Letter XLI - Basil to Julian
Letter XLII - To Chilo, his disciple
Letter XLIII - Admonition to the Young
Letter XLIV - To a lapsed Monk
Letter XLV - To a lapsed Monk
Letter XLVI - To a fallen virgin
Letter XLVII - To Gregory
Letter XLVIII - To Eusebius, Bishop of Samosata
Letter XLIX - To Arcadius the Bishop
Letter L - To Bishop Innocentius
Letter LI - To Bishop Bosporius
Letter LII - To the Canonicae
Letter LIII - To the Chorepiscopi
Letter LIV - To the Chorepiscopi
Letter LV - To Paregorius, the presbyter
Letter LVI - To Pergamius
Letter LVII - To Meletius, Bishop of Antioch
Letter LVIII - To Gregory my brother
Letter LIX - To Gregory, his uncle
Letter LX - To Gregory his uncle
Letter LXI - To Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria
Letter LXII - To the Church of Parnassus
Letter LXIII - To the Governor of Neocaesarea
Letter LXIV - To Hesychius
Letter LXV - To Atarbius
Letter LXVI - To Athanasius, bishop of Alexandria
Letter LXVII - To Athanasius, bishop of Alexandria
Letter LXVIII - To Meletius, bishop of Antioch
Letter LXIX - To Athanasius, bishop of Alexandria
Letter LXX - Without address
Letter LXXI - Basil to Gregory
Letter LXXII - To Hesychius
Letter LXXIII - To Callisthenes
Letter LXXIV - To Martinianus
Letter LXXV - To Aburgius
Letter LXXVI - To Sophronius the Master
Letter LXXVII - Without inscription: about Therasius
Letter LXXVIII - Without inscription, on behalf of Elpidius
Letter LXXIX - To Eustathius bishop of Sebastia
Letter LXXX - To Athanasius, bishop of Alexandria
Letter LXXXI - To Bishop Innocent
Letter LXXXII - To Athanasius, bishop of Alexandria
Letter LXXXIII - To a Magistrate
Letter LXXXIV - To the President
Letter LXXXV - That the oath ought not to be taken
Letter LXXXVI - To the Governor
Letter LXXXVII - Without address on the same subject
Letter LXXXVIII - Without address on the subject of the exaction of taxes
Letter LXXXIX - To Meletius, bishop of Antioch
Letter XC - To the holy brethren the bishops of the West
Letter XCI - To Valerianus, Bishop of Illyricum
Letter XCII - To the Italians and Gauls
Letter XCIII - To the Patrician Caesaria, concerning Communion
Letter XCIV - To Elias, Governor of the Province
Letter XCV - To Eusebius, bishop of Samosata
Letter XCVI - To Sophronius, the master
Letter XCVII - To the Senate of Tyana
Letter XCVIII - To Eusebius, bishop of Samosata
Letter XCIX - To Count Terentius
Letter C - To Eusebius, Bishop of Samosata
Letter CI - Consolatory
Letter CII - To the citizens of Satala
Letter CIII - To the people of Satala
Letter CIV - To the prefect Modestus
Letter CV - To the deaconesses, the daughters of Count Terentius
Letter CVI - To a soldier
Letter CVII - To the Widow Julitta
Letter CVIII - To the guardian of the heirs of Julitta
Letter CIX - To the Count Helladius
Letter CX - To the prefect Modestus
Letter CXI - To Modestus, the prefect
Letter CXII - To Andronicus, a general
Letter CXIII - To the presbyters of Tarsus
Letter CXIV - To Cyriacus, at Tarsus
Letter CXV - To the heretic Simplicia
Letter CXVI - To Firminius
Letter CXVII - Without address
Letter CXVIII - To Jovinus, Bishop of Perrha
Letter CXIX - To Eustathius, Bishop of Sebasteia
Letter CXX - To Meletius, bishop of Antioch
Letter CXXI - To Theodotus, bishop of Nicopolis
Letter CXXII - To Poemenius, bishop of Satala
Letter CXXIII - To Urbicius, the monk
Letter CXXIV - To Theodorus
Letter CXXV - A transcript of the faith as dictated by Saint Basil, and subscribed by Eustathius, bishop of Sebasteia
Letter CXXVI - To Atarbius
Letter CXXVII - To Eusebius, bishop of Samosata
Letter CXXVIII - To Eusebius, bishop of Samosata
Letter CXXIX - To Meletius Bishop of Antioch
Letter CXXX - To Theodotus bishop of Nicopolis
Letter CXXXI - To Olympius
Letter CXXXII - To Abramius, bishop of Batnae
Letter CXXXIII - To Peter, bishop of Alexandria
Letter CXXXIV - To the presbyter Poeonius
Letter CXXXV - To Diodorus, presbyter of Antioch
Letter CXXXVI - To Eusebius, bishop of Samosata
Letter CXXXVII - To Antipater, on his assuming the governorship of Cappadocia
Letter CXXXVIII - To Eusebius, bishop of Samosata
Letter CXXXIX - To the Alexandrians
Letter CXL - To the Church of Antioch
Letter CXLI - To Eusebius, bishop of Samosata
Letter CXLII - To the prefects’ accountant
Letter CXLIII - To another accountant
Letter CXLIV - To the prefects’ officer
Letter CXLV - To Eusebius, bishop of Samosata
Letter CXLVI - To Antiochus
Letter CXLVII - To Aburgius
Letter CXLVIII - To Trajan
Letter CXLIX - To Trajan
Letter CL - To Amphilochius in the name of Heraclidas
Letter CLI - To Eustathius the Physician
Letter CLII - To Victor, the Commander
Letter CLIII - To Victor the Ex-Consul
Letter CLIV - To Ascholius, bishop of Thessalonica
Letter CLV - Without address. In the case of a trainer
Letter CLVI - To the Presbyter Evagrius
Letter CLVII - To Amiochus
Letter CLVIII - To Antiochus
Letter CLIX - To Eupaterius and his daughter
Letter CLX - To Diodorus
Letter CLXI - To Amphilochius on his consecration as Bishop
Letter CLXII - To Eusebius, bishop of Samosata
Letter CLXIII - To Count Jovinus
Letter CLXIV - To Ascholius
Letter CLXV - To Ascholius, bishop of Thessalonica
Letter CLXVI - To Eusebius, bishop of Samosata
Letter CLXVII - To Eusebius, bishop of Samosata
Letter CLXVIII - To Antiochus
Letter CLXIX - Basil to Gregory
Letter CLXX - To Glycerius
Letter CLXXI - To Gregory
Letter CLXXII - To Sophronius, the bishop
Letter CLXXIII - To Theodora the Canoness
Letter CLXXIV - To a Widow
Letter CLXXV - To Count Magnenianus
Letter CLXXVI - To Amphilochius, Bishop of Iconium
Letter CLXXVII - To Saphronius the Master
Letter CLXXVIII - To Aburgius
Letter CLXXIX - To Arinthaeus
Letter CLXXX - To the Master Sophronius, on behalf of Eunathius
Letter CLXXXI - To Otreius, bishop of Melitene
Letter CLXXXII - To the presbyters of Samosata
Letter CLXXXIII - To the Senate of Samosata
Letter CLXXXIV - To Eustathius, bishop of Himmeria
Letter CLXXXV - To Theodotus, bishop of Beraea
Letter CLXXXVI - To Antipater, the governor
Letter CLXXXVII - Antipater to Basil
Letter CLXXXVIII - (Canonica Prima.)
Letter CLXXXIX - To Eustathius the physician
Letter CXC - To Amphilochius, bishop of Iconium
Letter CXCI - To Amphilochius, bishop of Iconium
Letter CXCII - To Sophronius the Master
Letter CXCIII - To Meletius the Physician
Letter CXCIV - To Zoilus
Letter CXCV - To Euphronius, bishop of Colonia Armeniae
Letter CXCVI - To Aburgius
Letter CXCVII - To Ambrose, bishop of Milan
Letter CXCVIII - To Eusebius, bishop of Samosata
Letter CXCIX - Canonica Secunda
Letter CC - To Amphilochius, bishop of Iconium
Letter CCI - To Amphilochius, bishop of Iconium
Letter CCII - To Amphilochius, bishop of Iconium
Letter CCIII - To the bishops of the sea coast
Letter CCIV - To the Neocaesareans
Letter CCV - To Elpidius the bishop
Letter CCVI - To Elpidius the bishop. Consolatory
Letter CCVII - To the clergy of Neocaesarea
Letter CCVIII - To Eulancius
Letter CCIX - Without address
Letter CCX - To the notables of Neocaesarea
Letter CCXI - To Olympius
Letter CCXII - To Hilarius
Letter CCXIII - Without address
Letter CCXIV - To Count Terentius
Letter CCXV - To the Presbyter Dorotheus
Letter CCXVI - To Meletius, bishop of Antioch
Letter CCXVII - To Amphilochius, the Canons
Letter CCXVIII - To Amphilochius, bishop of Iconium
Letter CCXIX - To the clergy of Samosata
Letter CCXX - To the Beraeans
Letter CCXXI - To the Beraeans
Letter CCXXII - To the people of Chalcis
Letter CCXXIII - Against Eustathius of Sebasteia
Letter CCXXIV - To the presbyter Genethlius
Letter CCXXV - To Demosthenes, as from the synod of bishops
Letter CCXXVI - To the ascetics under him
Letter CCXXVII - Consolatory, to the clergy of Colonia
Letter CCXXVIII - To the magistrates of Colonia
Letter CCXXIX - To the clergy of Nicopolis
Letter CCXXX - To the magistrates of Nicopolis
Letter CCXXXI - To Amphilochius, bishop of Iconium
Letter CCXXXII - To Amphilochius, bishop of Iconium
Letter CCXXXIII - To Amphilochius, in reply to certain questions
Letter CCXXXIV - To the same, in answer to another question
Letter CCXXXV - To the same, in answer to another question
Letter CCXXXVI - To the same Amphilochius
Letter CCXXXVII - To Eusebius, bishop of Samosata
Letter CCXXXVIII - To the presbyters of Nicopolis
Letter CCXXXIX - To Eusebius, bishop of Samosata
Letter CCXL - To the Presbyters of Nicopolis
Letter CCXLI - To Eusebius, bishop of Samosata
Letter CCXLII - To the Westerns
Letter CCXLIII - To the bishops of Italy and Gaul concerning the condition and confusion of the Churches
Letter CCXLIV - To Patrophilus, bishop of AEgae
Letter CCXLV - To Theophilus the Bishop
Letter CCXLVI - To the Nicopolitans
Letter CCXLVII - To the Nicopolitans
Letter CCXLVIII - To Amphilochius, bishop of Iconium
Letter CCXLIX - Without address. Commendatory
Letter CCL - To Patrophilus, bishop of AEgae
Letter CCLI - To the people of Evaesae
Letter CCLII - To the bishops of the Pontic Diocese
Letter CCLIII - To the presbyters of Antioch
Letter CCLIV - To Pelagius, bishop of the Syrian Laodicea
Letter CCLV - To Vitus, bishop of Charrae
Letter CCLVI - To the very well beloved and reverend brethren the presbyters Acacius, Aetius, Paulus, and Silvanus; the deacons Silvinus and Lucius, and the rest of the brethren the monks, Basil, the bishop
Letter CCLVII - To the monks harassed by the Arians
Letter CCLVIII - To Epiphanius the bishop
Letter CCLIX - To the monks Palladius and Innocent
Letter CCLX - To Optimus the bishop
Letter CCLXI - To the Sozopolitans
Letter CCLXII - To the Monk Urbicius
Letter CCLXIII - To the Westerns
Letter CCLXIV - To Barses, bishop of Edessa, in exile
Letter CCLXV - To Eulogius, Alexander, and Harpocration, bishops of Egypt, in exile
Letter CCLXVI - To Petrus, bishop of Alexandria
Letter CCLXVII - To Barses, bishop of Edessa, in exile
Letter CCLXVIII - To Eusebius, in exile
Letter CCLXIX - To the wife of Arinthaeus, the General. Consolatory
Letter CCLXX - Without Address. Concerning Raptus
Letter CCLXXI - To Eusebius, my comrade, to recommend Cyriacus the presbyter
Letter CCLXXII - To Sophronius the magister officiorum
Letter CCLXXIII - Without address. Concerning Hera
Letter CCLXXIV - To Himerius, the master
Letter CCLXXV - Without address. Concerning Hera
Letter CCLXXVI - To the great Harmatius
Letter CCLXXVII - To the learned Maximus
Letter CCLXXVIII - To Valerianus
Letter CCLXXIX - To Modestus the Prefect
Letter CCLXXX - To Modestus the Prefect
Letter CCLXXXI - To Modestus the Prefect
Letter CCLXXXII - To a bishop
Letter CCLXXXIII - To a widow
Letter CCLXXXIV - To the assessor in the case of monks
Letter CCLXXXV - Without Address
Letter CCLXXXVI - To the Commentariensis
Letter CCLXXXVII - Without address
Letter CCLXXXVIII - Without address. Excommunicatory
Letter CCLXXXIX - Without address. Concerning an afflicted woman
Letter CCXC - To Nectarius
Letter CCXCI - To Timotheus the Chorepiscopus
Letter CCXCII - To Palladius
Letter CCXCIII - To Julianus
Letter CCXCIV - To Festus and Magnus
Letter CCXCV - To monks
Letter CCXCVI - To a widow
Letter CCXCVII - To a widow
Letter CCXCVIII - Without address
Letter CCXCIX - To a Censitor
Letter CCC - Without address
Letter CCCI - To Maximus
Letter CCCII - To the wife of Briso
Letter CCCIII - To the Comes Privatarum
Letter CCCIV - To Aburgius
Letter CCCV - Without address
Letter CCCVI - To the Governor of Sebasteia
Letter CCCVII - Without address
Letter CCCVIII - Without address
Letter CCCIX - Without address
Letter CCCX - Without address
Letter CCCXI - Without address
Letter CCCXII - Without address
Letter CCCXIII - Without address
Letter CCCXIV - Without address
Letter CCCXV - Without address
Letters CCCXVI., CCCXVII., CCCXVIII., CCCXIX - Without address
Letter CCCXX - Without address
Letter CCCXXI - To Thecla
Letter CCCXXII - Without address
Letter CCCXXIII - To Philagrius Arcenus
Letter CCCXXIV - To Pasinicus, the Physician
Letter CCCXXV - To Magninianus
Letter CCCXXVI - Without address
Letter CCCXXVII - Without address
Letter CCCXXVIII - To Hyperectius
Letter CCCXXIX - To Phalirius
Letters CCCXXX., CCCXXXI., CCCXXXII., CCCXXXIII - Without address
Letter CCCXXXIV - To a writer
Letter CCCXXXV - Basil to Libanius
Letter CCCXXXVI - Libanius to Basilius
Letter CCCXXXVII - Basil to Libanius
Letter CCCXXXVIII - Libanius to Basil
Letter CCCXXXIX - Basil to Libanius
Letter CCCXL - Libanius to Basil
Letter CCCXLI - Libanius to Basil
Letter CCCXLII - Basil to Libanius
Letter CCCXLIII - Libanius to Basil
Letter CCCXLIV - Basil to Libanius
Letter CCCXLV - Libanius to Basil
Letter CCCXLVI - Libanius to Basil
Letter CCCXLVII - Libanius to Basil
Letter CCCXLVIII - Basil to Libanius
Letter CCCXLIX - Libanius to Basil
Letter CCCL - Basil to Libanius
Letter CCCLI - Basil to Libanius
Letter CCCLII - Libanius to Basil
Letter CCCLIII - Basil to Libanius
Letter CCCLIV - Libanius to Basil
Letter CCCLV - Libanius to Basil
Letter CCCLVI - Basil to Libanius
Letter CCCLVII - Libanius to Basil
Letter CCCLVIII - Libanius to Basil
Letter CCCLIX - Basil to Libanius
Letter CCCLX - Of the Holy Trinity, the Incarnation, the invocation of Saints, and their Images
Letters CCCLXI. and CCCLXIII., to Apollinarius, and Letters CCCLXII. and CCCLXIV - From Apollinarius to Basil
Letter CCCLXVI - Basil to Urbicius the monk, concerning continency
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