Basil of Ancyra (hieromartyr)

Not to be confused with Basil of Ancyra (martyr).

Saint Basil of Ancyra (Greek: Βασίλειος), was a Christian priest and saint in Ancyra, Galatia during the 4th century.^[1] Very little information about his life is preserved in a metaphrastic work: “Life and Deeds of the Martyred Priest Basil.” He fought against the teachings of the pagans and the Arians. Basil defended Bishop Marcellus against the prelate being deposed by the Arians.

Saint Basil of Ancyra
Hieromartyr
Residence	Ancyra, Roman Empire (modern-day Ankara, Turkey)
Died	29 June, 362
Venerated in	Eastern Orthodox Church Roman Catholic Church
Feast	22 March

Suda write that he was the bishop of Ancyra and a physician by trade.^[2]

Basil was caught up in the persecution of Julian the Apostate. He was arrested, tortured, and executed on June 28 or June 29, 362.^[3]

Veneration

He is commemorated as a martyr on March 22 in the West^[1] and East.^[4] He is sometimes confused with the other Basil of Ancyra who was not a priest and who is commemorated on January 1.^[4]

A depiction of the martyrdom of Saint Basil from the 11th-century Byzantine manuscript Menologion of Basil II

See also

• Photinus
• Panarion