# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/basil-fool-for-christ
# Generated: 2026-08-14T11:00:08.527Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/basil-fool-for-christ"
name: "Basil Fool for Christ"
slug: "basil-fool-for-christ"
description: "Vasily the Blessed was a Russian fool for Christ (yurodivy) who is venerated as a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church."
tagline: "Eastern Orthodox Church Saint"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Vasily_blazh.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "1468"
deathDate: "1552-08-02"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           53.29
  momentum:             0.4765056254136333
  historical:           20.56592933333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  40
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B5_%D0%91%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8"
    title: "Василије Блажени"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilius_die_Salige"
    title: "Basilius die Salige"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%84_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%83"
    title: "باسل المبارك"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%91%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8"
    title: "Василий Блажени"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasilij_Bla%C5%BEen%C3%BD"
    title: "Vasilij Blažený"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilius_der_Selige"
    title: "Basilius der Selige"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%86%CE%B3%CE%B9%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%92%CE%B1%CF%83%CE%AF%CE%BB%CE%B5%CE%B9%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%BF_%CE%B4%CE%B9%CE%AC_%CE%A7%CF%81%CE%B9%CF%83%CF%84%CF%8C%CE%BD_%CF%83%CE%B1%CE%BB%CF%8C%CF%82"
    title: "Άγιος Βασίλειος ο διά Χριστόν σαλός"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basil_Fool_for_Christ"
    title: "Basil Fool for Christ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bazilio_la_Benita"
    title: "Bazilio la Benita"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilio_el_Bendito"
    title: "Basilio el Bendito"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vassili_Moskvast"
    title: "Vassili Moskvast"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basile_le_Bienheureux"
    title: "Basile le Bienheureux"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilio%2C_o_Louco_por_Cristo"
    title: "Basilio, o Louco por Cristo"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%95%D7%A1%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%99_%D7%94%D7%A7%D7%93%D7%95%D7%A9"
    title: "וסילי הקדוש"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasilije_Bla%C5%BEeni"
    title: "Vasilije Blaženi"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basil_yang_Bodoh_bagi_Kristus"
    title: "Basil yang Bodoh bagi Kristus"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilio_il_Benedetto"
    title: "Basilio il Benedetto"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%84%B1_%EB%B0%94%EC%8B%A4%EB%A6%AC"
    title: "성 바실리"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilius_(beatus)"
    title: "Basilius (beatus)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%98_%D0%91%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BD"
    title: "Василиј Блажен"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilius_de_Zalige"
    title: "Basilius de Zalige"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bazyli_Moskiewski"
    title: "Bazyli Moskiewski"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bas%C3%ADlio%2C_o_Louco_por_Cristo"
    title: "Basílio, o Louco por Cristo"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasile_cel_Binecuv%C3%A2ntat"
    title: "Vasile cel Binecuvântat"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%91%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9"
    title: "Василий Блаженный"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q469788"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump