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== Background & External Links ==
My blog is [http://blog.kevinbasil.com/ Decimation & Reconstruction], an ecclectic mishmash of opinions on nearly everything.
[[Image:Basil_bio_pic.jpg|250px|right|Self-portrait of User:basil]]I am a layman seminarian in the [http://oca.org/ Orthodox Church in America]. My membership is with I was a founding member of [http://athanasiusoca.org/ St. AthanasiusOrthodox Church] mission in , Nicholasville, KY. I am also a Sailor, a Petty Officer Third Class veteran. While in the U. S. service of the US Navy, currently assigned to Naval Submarine School I attended services at Dormition of the Theotokos (Orthodox Church in America) and Annunciation Cathedral (Greek Archdiocese) in GrotonNorfolk, Virginia, CTSt. I attend services at Nicholas Orthodox Church (Greek Archdiocese) in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, [http://ocaholytrinityorthodox.org/pagesHoly Trinity Orthodox Church], cathedral of the [http:/directory/listingwww.dneoca.asp?KEY=org New England diocese] (OCA-NE-NWCSNC ), St. Nicholas the Wonder-worker] parish (OCA) in Norwich, CTConnecticut, and St. Sophia (Greek) in New London, Connecticut.
I graduated with a degree in Philosophy from [http://asbury.edu Asbury University] (then Asbury College] ) in Wilmore, KY. After service I am currently studying at [http://svots.edu/ St Vladimir's Seminary]. Please keep me in the Navy, I plan to continue my schooling, perhaps with seminary, should the Lord smile on such plansyour prayers.
== Resources for OrthodoxWiki Editors ==
*[http://pomog.org/ Protection of the Mother of God Russian Orthodox Church (ROCOR)]: An excellent site. Their list of saints is exemplary for correctly translating most names into English. Also, online version of [[Holy Transfiguration Monastery (Boston, Massachusetts)|Holy Transfiguration Monastery's]] [[Septuagint]] [[Psalter]].
*''Blackwell Dictionary of Eastern Christianity'' ISBN 0631232036
== Contributions ==
Articles and pages which I've created or imported, or to which I feel I've contributed significant content:
=== Articles which I've created or imported, or to which I feel I've contributed significant content:===
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*[[Aposticha]]
*Saint [[Basil the Great]]
*Saint [[Emily]], mother of Saint Basil the Great
*[[Divine Liturgy]]*Saint [[Maria Mary Skobtsova]]
*[[October 1]]
*[[Pascha]]
*[[Kontakion]]
*[[OrthodoxWiki:Style Manual]] (via [[User:ASDamick|Rdr. Andrew]])
*[[Troparion]]
*[[Traditionalist]]
*[[Tithe]]
*[[Passion]]
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*[[New Skete (Cambridge, New York)]]
*[[St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Crestwood, New York)]]
*Emperor St. [[Constantine the Great]]
*Empress St. [[Helen]], mother of St. Constantine
*[[May 21]]
*[[Iconostasis|Icon screen]]
*[[Roman Catholic Church]] — intro paragraphs
*[[January 24]]
*[[OrthodoxWiki:Protected page guidelines]]
*[[One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church|One, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church]]
*[[Evolution]]
*[[Nicephorus the Leper]]
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*[[Image:Basil self portrait.jpg|thumb|90px|left|©]]
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