Basil the Great
Monastic rule, Hexaemeron — Cappadocian Father
The organizer of Eastern monasticism and the most practically influential Cappadocian Father. His liturgy is still celebrated in Orthodox churches.
Key works
- Hexaemeron (Six Days of Creation)~370— Nine homilies — Christian cosmology meets Greek philosophy
- The Long Rules and Short Rules~358-364— Foundation of Eastern monasticism
- On the Holy Spirit375— Shaped Trinitarian theology