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Basil the Younger

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Byzantine Greek holy man and visionary

Died 952
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Saint Basil the Younger was a Byzantine Greek holy man and visionary. He is the subject of a Greek hagiographical biography, the Vita sancti Basilii iunioris, written by his pupil Gregory.

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19th-century Russian depiction of Gregory's vision of Theodora's death and the aerial toll houses. This vision was granted him by Basil's intercession and begins in Basil's house, where Theodora lay dying.19th-century Russian depiction of Gregory's vision of Theodora's death and the aerial toll houses. This vision was granted him by Basil's intercession and begins in Basil's house, where Theodora lay dying.

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Saint Basil the Younger was a Byzantine Greek holy man and visionary. He is the subject of a Greek hagiographical biography, the Vita sancti Basilii iunioris, written by his pupil Gregory. Although the Vita portrays its subject as historical, there is yet no consensus whether Basil or even Gregory were real persons or fabrications.

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Died 952
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