Basil of Ancyra

Hieromartyr

Commemorated January 1 · March 22

Hieromartyr Basil of Ancyra , was a bishop in Ancyra, Galatia, (now Ankara, Turkey) during the fourth century. Originally, a member of the 'moderate' Semi-Arian party he took a leading part in the Council of Seleucia , but recanted the Semi-Arian formula and defended his orthodoxy against the threats of Emperor Julian the Apostate , and died a martyr . He is commemorated by the Orthodox church January 1 (and March 22 in the West, see Notes on sources ).

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