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Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity

sprinkleeninow

(20,546 posts) Mon Jan 1, 2024, 12:25 AM Jan 2024

☦️ Eastern Orthodox Christianity - Agios Vasileios/St. Basil, 01 January

Agios Vasilios Was a Bishop
In 362 AD, Agios Vasilios was ordained as a deacon. Agios Vasilios would eventually be elected to become Bishop of Caesarea. As Bishop, he made helping the poor and suffering a priority. He gave away his inheritance and started a soup kitchen to help those in need.