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Basil the Great · c. 330 – 379

Hexaemeron; On the Holy Spirit; Letters

c. 370–378 · NPNF 2nd series vol. 8 (1895) · translated from the Greek

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Contents

  1. Chapter I.1
  2. Chapter II.1
  3. Chapter III.1
  4. Chapter IV.1
  5. Chapter V.2
  6. Chapter VI.2
  7. Chapter VII.3
  8. Chapter VIII.3
  9. Chapter IX.4
  10. Chapter X.4
  11. Chapter XI.4
  12. Chapter XII.4
  13. Chapter XIII.5
  14. Chapter XIV.5
  15. Chapter XV.6
  16. Chapter XVI.6
  17. Chapter XVII.7
  18. Chapter XVIII.7
  19. Chapter XIX.8
  20. Chapter XX.8
  21. Chapter XXI.8
  22. Chapter XXII.9
  23. Chapter XXIII.9
  24. Chapter XXIV.9
  25. Chapter XXV.9
  26. Chapter XXVI.10
  27. Chapter XXVII.10
  28. Chapter XXVIII.11
  29. Chapter XXIX.11
  30. Chapter XXX.12
  31. Homily I.12
  32. Homily II.13
  33. "The Earth was Invisible and Unfinished."13
  34. Homily III.14
  35. Homily IV.15
  36. Homily V.16
  37. Homily VI.17
  38. Homily VII.18
  39. Homily VIII.19
  40. Homily IX.20
  41. Letter I.21
  42. To Eustathius the Philosopher.21
  43. Letter II.21
  44. Letter III.22
  45. To Candidianus.22
  46. Letter IV.22
  47. To Olympius.22
  48. Letter V.22
  49. To Nectarius.22
  50. Letter VI.22
  51. Letter VII.23
  52. To Gregory my friend.23
  53. Letter VIII.23
  54. Letter IX.24
  55. To Maximus the Philosopher.24
  56. Letter X.24
  57. Letter XI.24
  58. Letter XII.24
  59. To Olympius.24
  60. Letter XIII.24
  61. To Olympius.24
  62. Letter XIV.24
  63. Letter XV.24
  64. To Arcadius, Imperial Treasurer.24
  65. Letter XVI.24
  66. Against Eunomius the heretic.24
  67. Letter XVII.25
  68. To Origenes.25
  69. Letter XVIII.25
  70. To Macarius and John.25
  71. Letter XIX.25
  72. To Gregory my friend.25
  73. Letter XX.25
  74. To Leontius the Sophist.25
  75. Letter XXI.25
  76. To Leontius the Sophist.25
  77. Letter XXII.25
  78. Letter XXIII.26
  79. Letter XXIV.26
  80. Letter XXV.26
  81. To Athanasius, bishop of Ancyra.26
  82. Letter XXVI.26
  83. To Cæsarius, brother of Gregory.26
  84. Letter XXVII.26
  85. To Eusebius, bishop of Samosata.26
  86. Letter XXVIII.26
  87. To the Church of Neocæsarea. Consolatory.26
  88. Letter XXIX.27
  89. To the Church of Ancyra. Consolatory.27
  90. Letter XXX.27
  91. To Eusebius of Samosata.27
  92. Letter XXXI.27
  93. Letter XXXII.27
  94. To Sophronius the Master.27
  95. Letter XXXIII.27
  96. To Aburgius.27
  97. Letter XXXIV.27
  98. Letter XXXV.27
  99. Letter XXXVI.27
  100. Letter XXXVII.27
  101. Letter XXXVIII.28
  102. Letter XLI.29
  103. Letter XLII.29
  104. Letter XLIII.30
  105. Letter XLIV.30
  106. To a lapsed Monk.30
  107. Letter XLV.30
  108. Letter XLVI.30
  109. Letter XLVIII.31
  110. To Eusebius, Bishop of Samosata.31
  111. Letter XLIX.31
  112. To Arcadius the Bishop.31
  113. Letter L.31
  114. To Bishop Innocentius.31
  115. Letter LI.31
  116. To Bishop Bosporius.31
  117. Letter LII.31
  118. To the Canonicæ.31
  119. Letter LIII.32
  120. To the Chorepiscopi.32
  121. Letter LIV.32
  122. Letter LV.32
  123. Letter LVI.32
  124. To Pergamius.32
  125. Letter LVII.32
  126. To Meletius, Bishop of Antioch.32
  127. Letter LVIII.32
  128. To Gregory my brother.32
  129. Letter LIX.33
  130. To Gregory, his uncle.33
  131. Letter LX.33
  132. Letter LXI.33
  133. To Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria.33
  134. Letter LXII.33
  135. To the Church of Parnassus.33
  136. Letter LXIII.33
  137. Letter LXIV.33
  138. To Hesychius.33
  139. Letter LXV.33
  140. To Atarbius.33
  141. Letter LXVI.34
  142. Letter LXVII.34
  143. Letter LXVIII.34
  144. Letter LXIX.34
  145. Letter LXX.35
  146. Without address.35
  147. Letter LXXI.35
  148. Basil to Gregory.35
  149. Letter LXXII.35
  150. To Hesychius.35
  151. Letter LXXIII.35
  152. To Callisthenes.35
  153. Letter LXXIV.35
  154. To Martinianus.35
  155. Letter LXXV.36
  156. To Aburgius.36
  157. Letter LXXVI.36
  158. To Sophronius the Master.36
  159. Letter LXXVII.36
  160. Without inscription: about Therasius.36
  161. Letter LXXVIII.36
  162. Letter LXXIX.36
  163. To Eustathius bishop of Sebastia.36
  164. Letter LXXX.36
  165. Letter LXXXI.36
  166. To Bishop Innocent.36
  167. Letter LXXXII.36
  168. Letter LXXXIII.36
  169. To a Magistrate.36
  170. Letter LXXXIV.37
  171. To the President.37
  172. Letter LXXXV.37
  173. Letter LXXXVI.37
  174. To the Governor.37
  175. Letter LXXXVII.37
  176. Letter LXXXVIII.37
  177. Letter LXXXIX.37
  178. Letter XC.37
  179. Letter XCI.38
  180. To Valerianus, Bishop of Illyricum.38
  181. Letter XCII.38
  182. Letter XCIII.38
  183. Letter XCIV.38
  184. Letter XCV.39
  185. Letter XCVI.39
  186. To Sophronius, the master.39
  187. Letter XCVII.39
  188. To the Senate of Tyana.39
  189. Letter XCVIII.39
  190. To Eusebius, bishop of Samosata.39
  191. Letter XCIX.39
  192. To Count Terentius.39
  193. Letter C.40
  194. To Eusebius, Bishop of Samosata.40
  195. Letter CI.40
  196. Consolatory.40
  197. Letter CII.40
  198. Letter CIII.40
  199. Letter CIV.40
  200. To the prefect Modestus.40
  201. Letter CV.40
  202. Letter CVI.40
  203. Letter CVII.40
  204. To the Widow Julitta.40
  205. Letter CVIII.41
  206. Letter CIX.41
  207. To the Count Helladius.41
  208. Letter CX.41
  209. To the prefect Modestus.41
  210. Letter CXI.41
  211. Letter CXII.41
  212. To Andronicus, a general.41
  213. Letter CXIII.41
  214. Letter CXIV.42
  215. To Cyriacus, at Tarsus.42
  216. Letter CXV.42
  217. To the heretic Simplicia.42
  218. Letter CXVI.42
  219. To Firminius.42
  220. Letter CXVII.42
  221. Without address.42
  222. Letter CXVIII.42
  223. To Jovinus, Bishop of Perrha.42
  224. Letter CXIX.42
  225. To Eustathius, Bishop of Sebasteia.42
  226. Letter CXX.42
  227. To Meletius, bishop of Antioch.42
  228. Letter CXXI.43
  229. To Theodotus, bishop of Nicopolis.43
  230. Letter CXXII.43
  231. Letter CXXIII.43
  232. To Urbicius, the monk.43
  233. Letter CXXIV.43
  234. To Theodorus.43
  235. Letter CXXV.43
  236. Letter CXXVI.44
  237. To Atarbius.44
  238. Letter CXXVII.44
  239. To Eusebius, bishop of Samosata.44
  240. Letter CXXVIII.44
  241. To Eusebius, bishop of Samosata.44
  242. Letter CXXIX.44
  243. To Meletius Bishop of Antioch.44
  244. Letter CXXX.44
  245. Letter CXXXI.45
  246. To Olympius.45
  247. Letter CXXXII.45
  248. To Abramius, bishop of Batnæ.45
  249. Letter CXXXIII.45
  250. To Peter, bishop of Alexandria.45
  251. Letter CXXXIV.45
  252. Letter CXXXV.45
  253. To Diodorus, presbyter of Antioch.45
  254. Letter CXXXVI.45
  255. To Eusebius, bishop of Samosata.45
  256. Letter CXXXVII.45
  257. Letter CXXXVIII.46
  258. To Eusebius, bishop of Samosata.46
  259. Letter CXXXIX.46
  260. To the Alexandrians.46
  261. Letter CXL.46
  262. Letter CXLI.46
  263. To Eusebius, bishop of Samosata.46
  264. Letter CXLII.47
  265. Letter CXLIII.47
  266. Letter CXLIV.47
  267. Letter CXLV.47
  268. To Eusebius, bishop of Samosata.47
  269. Letter CXLVI.47
  270. To Antiochus.47
  271. Letter CXLVII.47
  272. To Aburgius.47
  273. Letter CXLVIII.47
  274. To Trajan.47
  275. Letter CXLIX.47
  276. To Trajan.47
  277. Letter CL.47
  278. Letter CLI.48
  279. To Eustathius the Physician.48
  280. Letter CLII.48
  281. To Victor, the Commander.48
  282. Letter CLIII.48
  283. To Victor the Ex-Consul.48
  284. Letter CLIV.48
  285. To Ascholius, bishop of Thessalonica.48
  286. Letter CLV.48
  287. Letter CLVI.48
  288. To the Presbyter Evagrius.48
  289. Letter CLVII.48
  290. To Amiochus.48
  291. Letter CLVIII.48
  292. To Antiochus.48
  293. Letter CLIX.48
  294. Letter CLX.49
  295. To Diodorus.49
  296. Letter CLXI.49
  297. Letter CLXII.49
  298. To Eusebius, bishop of Samosata.49
  299. Letter CLXIII.50
  300. To Count Jovinus.50
  301. Letter CLXIV.50
  302. To Ascholius.50
  303. Letter CLXV.50
  304. To Ascholius, bishop of Thessalonica.50
  305. Letter CLXVII.50
  306. Letter CLXVIII.50
  307. To Antiochus.50
  308. Letter CLXIX.50
  309. Basil to Gregory.50
  310. Letter CLXX.50
  311. To Glycerius.50
  312. Letter CLXXI.51
  313. To Gregory.51
  314. Letter CLXXII.51
  315. To Sophronius, the bishop.51
  316. Letter CLXXIII.51
  317. To Theodora the Canoness.51
  318. Letter CLXXIV.51
  319. Letter CLXXV.51
  320. To Count Magnenianus.51
  321. Letter CLXXVI.51
  322. To Amphilochius, Bishop of Iconium.51
  323. Letter CLXXVII.51
  324. To Saphronius the Master.51
  325. Letter CLXXVIII.51
  326. To Aburgius.51
  327. Letter CLXXIX.51
  328. To Arinthæus.51
  329. Letter CLXXX.51
  330. Letter CLXXXI.52
  331. To Otreius, bishop of Melitene.52
  332. Letter CLXXXII.52
  333. Letter CLXXXIII.52
  334. Letter CLXXXIV.52
  335. To Eustathius, bishop of Himmeria.52
  336. Letter CLXXXV.52
  337. To Theodotus, bishop of Beræa.52
  338. Letter CLXXXVI.52
  339. To Antipater, the governor.52
  340. Letter CLXXXVIII.52
  341. To Amphilochius, concerning the Canons.52
  342. Letter CLXXXIX.53
  343. To Eustathius the physician.53
  344. Letter CXC.54
  345. To Amphilochius, bishop of Iconium.54
  346. Letter CXCI.54
  347. To Amphilochius, bishop of Iconium.54
  348. Letter CXCII.54
  349. To Sophronius the Master.54
  350. Letter CXCIII.54
  351. To Meletius the Physician.54
  352. Letter CXCIV.54
  353. To Zoilus.54
  354. Letter CXCV.54
  355. Letter CXCVI.54
  356. To Aburgius.54
  357. Letter CXCVII.54
  358. To Ambrose, bishop of Milan.54
  359. Letter CXCVIII.55
  360. Letter CXCIX.55
  361. Canonica Secunda.55
  362. Letter CC.56
  363. Letter CCI.56
  364. Letter CCII.56
  365. Letter CCIII.56
  366. Letter CCIV.56
  367. To the Neocæsareans.56
  368. Letter CCV.57
  369. To Elpidius the bishop.57
  370. Letter CCVI.57
  371. Letter CCVII.57
  372. Letter CCVIII.57
  373. To Eulancius.57
  374. Letter CCIX.58
  375. Letter CCX.58
  376. Letter CCXI.59
  377. To Olympius.59
  378. Letter CCXII.59
  379. To Hilarius.59
  380. Letter CCXIII.59
  381. Letter CCXIV.59
  382. To Count Terentius.59
  383. Letter CCXV.60
  384. To the Presbyter Dorotheus.60
  385. Letter CCXVI.60
  386. Letter CCXVII.60
  387. To Amphilochius, the Canons.60
  388. Letter CCXVIII.61
  389. Letter CCXIX.61
  390. Letter CCXX.61
  391. To the Beræans.61
  392. Letter CCXXI.61
  393. Letter CCXXII.61
  394. Letter CCXXIII.62
  395. Against Eustathius of Sebasteia.62
  396. Letter CCXXIV.63
  397. Letter CCXXV.63
  398. Letter CCXXVI.63
  399. Letter CCXXVII.64
  400. Letter CCXXVIII.64
  401. Letter CCXXIX.64
  402. Letter CCXXX.64
  403. Letter CCXXXI.64
  404. Letter CCXXXII.65
  405. Letter CCXXXIII.65
  406. Letter CCXXXIV.65
  407. Letter CCXXXV.65
  408. Letter CCXXXVI.66
  409. Letter CCXXXVII.67
  410. Letter CCXXXVIII.67
  411. Letter CCXXXIX.67
  412. Letter CCXL.67
  413. Letter CCXLI.68
  414. Letter CCXLII.68
  415. To the Westerns.68
  416. Letter CCXLIII.68
  417. Letter CCXLIV.69
  418. Letter CCXLV.70
  419. To Theophilus the Bishop.70
  420. Letter CCXLVI.70
  421. Letter CCXLVII.70
  422. Letter CCXLVIII.70
  423. Letter CCXLIX.70
  424. Letter CCL.70
  425. Letter CCLI.70
  426. Letter CCLII.71
  427. Letter CCLIII.71
  428. Letter CCLIV.71
  429. Letter CCLV.71
  430. To Vitus, bishop of Charræ.71
  431. Letter CCLVI.71
  432. Letter CCLVII.71
  433. Letter CCLVIII.71
  434. To Epiphanius the bishop.71
  435. Letter CCLIX.72
  436. Letter CCLX.72
  437. To Optimus the bishop.72
  438. Letter CCLXI.73
  439. To the Sozopolitans.73
  440. Letter CCLXII.73
  441. To the Monk Urbicius.73
  442. Letter CCLXIII.73
  443. Letter CCLXIV.74
  444. Letter CCLXV.74
  445. Letter CCLXVI.74
  446. To Petrus, bishop of Alexandria.74
  447. Letter CCLXVII.75
  448. Letter CCLXVIII.75
  449. Letter CCLXIX.75
  450. Letter CCLXX.75
  451. Without Address. Concerning Raptus.75
  452. Letter CCLXXI.75
  453. Letter CCLXXII.75
  454. Letter CCLXXIII.76
  455. Without address. Concerning Hera.76
  456. Letter CCLXXIV.76
  457. Letter CCLXXV.76
  458. Without address. Concerning Hera.76
  459. Letter CCLXXVI.76
  460. Letter CCLXXVII.76
  461. Letter CCLXXVIII.76
  462. To Valerianus.76
  463. Letter CCLXXIX.76
  464. To Modestus the Prefect.76
  465. Letter CCLXXX.76
  466. To Modestus the Prefect.76
  467. Letter CCLXXXI.76
  468. To Modestus the Prefect.76
  469. Letter CCLXXXII.76
  470. Letter CCLXXXIII.76
  471. Letter CCLXXXIV.76
  472. Letter CCLXXXV.77
  473. Without Address.77
  474. Letter CCLXXXVI.77
  475. To the Commentariensis.77
  476. Letter CCLXXXVII.77
  477. Letter CCLXXXVIII.77
  478. Letter CCLXXXIX.77
  479. Letter CCXC.77
  480. To Nectarius.77
  481. Letter CCXCI.77
  482. To Timotheus the Chorepiscopus.77
  483. Letter CCXCII.78
  484. To Palladius.78
  485. Letter CCXCIII.78
  486. To Julianus.78
  487. Letter CCXCIV.78
  488. To Festus and Magnus.78
  489. Letter CCXCV.78
  490. Letter CCXCIX.78
  491. To a Censitor.78
  492. Letter CCCIII.78
  493. To the Comes Privatarum.78
  494. Letter CCCVI.78
  495. To the Governor of Sebasteia.78
  496. Letter CCCXXXIV.78
  497. Letter CCCXXXV.78
  498. Basil to Libanius.78
  499. Letter CCCXXXVII.79
  500. Letter CCCXXXIX.79
  501. Letter CCCXLII.79
  502. Letter CCCXLIV.79
  503. Letter CCCXLVIII.79
  504. Letter CCCL.79
  505. Letter CCCLI.79
  506. Letter CCCLIII.79
  507. Letter CCCLVI.79
  508. Letter CCCLIX.79
  509. Letter CCCLXVI.79
Hexaemeron; On the Holy Spirit; Letters · Basil the Great · Cloud of Witnesses