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Basil (disambiguation)

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{{cleanup}}'''''Basil''''' may refer to any of the following saints:
The name *'''[[Basilthe Great]]''', has origins from the male Greek name Βασίλειος ("Basileios"). It is derived from Gr. βασιλεύς a word Bishop of pre-Hellenic origin meaning ''kingly'' or ''royal'' from "basileus" which means ''king''. The female version is Bασιλική [[Caesarea]] in Cappadocia ("Vasiliki").  In Arabic, the name means ''"brave"'' and the name has been derived in different languages to include: ''Basile'' in French; ''Basilius'' in German; ''Basilio'' in Italian and Spanish and ''Vasil'' in Albanian. Basil has many variant forms: Basile, Basilic, Basilides, Basileios, Basilie, Basilio, Basilius, Bazeel, Bazeelius, Bazil, Bazyli, Vasil, Vasile, Vasileos, Vasilije, Vasilios, Vasilios, Vasilius, Vasilus, Vassilis, Vasili, Vassili, Vasily, Vassilij, Vassily and Wassily. There are several [[saintsJanuary 1]] named Basil, including the following: ===January===)*'''[[Basil the Greatof Ancyra]]''', Bishop of Caesarea 4th century martyr ([[January 1]])*'''[[Basil of Ancyrathe Elder]]''', Bishop son of Ancyra [[Macrina the Elder]] and 4th century martyr father of Basil the Great ([[January 21]])
*Memory of St. Basil the Great's family ([[January 8]])
*St. Basil, or St. Eustratios the Wonderworker ([[January 9]])
*Miracle of St. Basil the Great ([[January 19]])
===February===
*Basil the Confessor, Archbishop of Thessaloniki ([[February 1]])
*'''[[Basil the Confessor]]''', Bishop of Parium ([[February 28]] and [[April 12]])
*Basil the Martyr ([[February 6]])
===March===
*Basil the Martyr ([[March 14]])
*[[Basil Priest-Martyr of Ancyra]], Bishop of Ancyra and 4th century Hieromartyr ([[March 22]])
*Basil the Young ([[March 26]])
===April===
*'''[[Basil of Ostrog]]''', Metropolitan of Zahumlje and Herzegovina (1639-1671) ([[April 29]]) - (Serbian, Saint Vasilije)
===May===
No commemorations
===June===
*Basil the Martyr ([[June 17]])
*Basil, Bishop of Patelarias ([[June 22]])
===July===
*Basil ([[July 1]])
*Basil the Martyr ([[July 6]])
===August===
*'''[[Basil and Theodore|Basil of the Kiev Caves]]''' ([[August 11]])
*Basil ([[August 16]])
*'''[[Basil the Blessed]]''', the Fool-for-Christ (Russian) ([[August 2]])
*Basil the Macedonian Emperor ([[August 29]])
===September===
No commemorations
===October===
*Basil, Bishop of Trebizond ([[October 20]]), ruled from 1332.
*Basil the Martyr ([[October 25]])
*Basil the Martyr ([[October 26]])
*Basil the Martyr ([[October 28]])
===November===
*Basil ([[November 18]])
*Basil the Martyr ([[November 28]])
*Basil the deacon ([[November 28]])
===December===
*Basil ([[December 15]])
===No commemoration Date===
*Basil of the 300 Alamanous Cyprian martyrs and Bishop No commemoration
== Historical Byzantine ''Basil'' may also refer to certain emperors ==:
*Basil I the Macedonian, Byzantine E. (811-886, ruled from 867)
*Basil II Bulgaroktonus, Byzantine E. (958-1025, ruled from 976)
== Religious Leaders ==''Basil'' may also refer to several modern bishops:
*[[Basil (Essey) of Wichita]] (1948-Present)
*[[Basil (Osborne) of Amphipolis]] (unknown2003-Present2010)*[[Basil (Rodzianko) of San FransiscoFrancisco]] (1915-1999)
== *''[[w:Basil|Basil]] (Ocimum basilicum) ==The naming '' is also a type of this plant comes from the Greek basileus, meaning "king", as it is believed to have grown above the spot where St. [[Helen]] discovered the Holy [[Cross]]. This plant is used within in certain Orthodox worship, particulary to bless the watersservices.
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