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Hieromartyr '''Basil of Cherson''' was one of seven [[bishop]]s of the fourth century , known collectively as the [[Hieromartyrs of Cherson]], who carried the [[Gospel]] of Christ into the northwest area of the Black Sea. Of the seven all but one were [[martyr]]ed while pursuing their [[missionary]] activities. Basil is commemorated with the other six bishops on [[March 7]].
During the first decade of the fourth century a bishop's [[see]] was established at Cherson, a trading settlement on the Crimean peninsula. This missionary activity in the Black Sea was encouraged by [[Hermon of Jerusalem|Hermon]], the Bishop of Jerusalem. Beginning that decade, he sent a series of missionary bishops to Cherson to preach Christ's Gospel. The first to go were Basil and Ephraim.
