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The '''[[Episcopal Assembly of North and Central America]]''', founded in 2010, consists of all the active Orthodox bishops of North and Central America, representing multiple jurisdictions. It is the successor to SCOBA, and it is not, properly speaking, a synod. The Episcopal Assembly of North and Central America is one of several such bodies around the world which operate in the so-called "diaspora."
[[Image:Basil.jpg|left|100px|Icon of Saint Basil at Skete.com]]Our father among the saints '''[[Basil the Great]]''' (ca. 330 - [[January 1]], 379), was [[bishop]] of Caesarea, a leading churchman in the 4th century. The Church considers him a [[saint]] and one of the [[Three Holy Hierarchs]], together with Saints [[Gregory the Theologian]] (Gregory Nazianzus) and [[John Chrysostom]]. Basil, Gregory the Theologian, and Basil's brother Saint [[Gregory of Nyssa]] are called the [[Cappadocian Fathers]]. The [[Roman Catholic Church]] also considers him a saint and calls him a Doctor of the Church.
Basil's memory is celebrated on ''''Recently featured:''''' [[January 1Raphael Morgan]]; he is also remembered on , [[January 30Holy Week]] with the , [[Three Holy HierarchsGeorges Florovsky]]. In Greek tradition, he is supposed to visit children and give presents every [[January 1]]. This festival is also marked by the baking of Saint Basil's bread Theodoros II (Gr. ''Vasil&oacute;pita''Choreftakis), a sweetbread with a coin hidden inside.  '''''Recently featured:''' [[Autocephalyof Alexandria]], [[AfterfeastPaschal Homily]], [[Old Calendarists]], [[Orthodoxy in AustralasiaPachomius the Great]]. Newly ''View all [[:Category:Featured Articles|featured articles]] are presented every '''Friday'''.''<noinclude>[[Category:Main page templates|Featured]]</noinclude>
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