QUOTE: She
who has deliberately destroyed a fetus has to pay the penalty of murder...here
it is not only the child to be born that is vindicated, but also the woman
herself who made an attempt against her own life, because usually the women die
in such attempts. Furthermore, added to this is the destruction of the child,
another murder... Moreover, those, too, who give drugs causing abortion are
deliberate murderers themselves, as well as those receiving the poison which
kills the fetus. [Letter 188:2,
circa 370.]
AUTHOR: Basil of Caesarea,
also called Saint Basil the Great, (329 or 330 – January 1, 379) (Greek:
Ἅγιος Βασίλειος ὁ Μέγας)
was the Greek bishop of Caesarea Mazaca in Cappadocia, Asia Minor (modern-day
Turkey). He was an influential theologian who supported the Nicene Creed and
opposed the heresies of the early Christian church, fighting against both Arianism
and the followers of Apollinaris of Laodicea. His ability to balance his
theological convictions with his political connections made Basil a powerful
advocate for the Nicene position.
In addition to his work as a
theologian, Basil was known for his care of the poor and underprivileged. Basil
established guidelines for monastic life which focus on community life,
liturgical prayer, and manual labour. Together with Pachomius he is remembered
as a father of communal monasticism in Eastern Christianity. He is considered a
saint by the traditions of both Eastern and Western Christianity.
Basil, Gregory of Nazianzus, and
Gregory of Nyssa are collectively referred to as the Cappadocian Fathers. The
Eastern Orthodox Church and Eastern Catholic Churches have given him, together
with Gregory of Nazianzus and John Chrysostom, the title of Great Hierarch. His
is recognised as a Doctor of the Church in both Eastern Orthodoxy and in the
Roman Catholic Church. He is sometimes referred to by the epithet
"Ουρανοφαντωρ", "revealer of heavenly mysteries".
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