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Basil the Confessor

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Basil the Confessor
Confessor
FeastFebruary 28

There are two individuals known as Basil the Confessor (Greek: Βασιλείος ό Ομολογητής); one was a monk and the other Bishop of Parium.

Venerable Basil the Confessor

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Venerable Basil the Confessor was an Eastern Orthodox saint who lived in the 8th century. During the iconoclast controversy, Basil and his teacher Procopius of Decapolis,[1] were imprisoned by the Byzantine Emperor Leo III the Isaurian.[2] Both languished in prison until the death of the emperor in 741, when they were released and returned to their monastery.[3] He died peacefully in 750 and is venerated February 28 (New Style; March 13 Old Style).[4]

Basil the Confessor, Bishop of Parium

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Basil was a monk who was elected Bishop of Parium.[5][6] In February 754 Emperor Constantine V convened a synod at Hieria to condemn the veneration of icons. Basil refused to sign the orders for their destruction,[7] He subsequently avoided any dealings with the iconoclasts. For this he suffered much persecution, hunger and deprivation.[8] He is commemorated April 12.[9]

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