Life of Saint Basil the Younger
Life of Saint Basil the Younger The Life of St. Usually described as a fictional saint, he had the distinction of residing in private homes rather than in a monastery, performing numerous miracles…
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Life of Saint Basil the Younger
The Life of St. Usually described as a fictional saint, he had the distinction of residing in private homes rather than in a monastery, performing numerous miracles and using the gift of clairvoyance. Basil the Younger, one of the longest and most important middle Byzantine saints' lives, presents the life of a holy man who lived in Constantinople in the first part of the tenth century.
Two lengthy descriptions of visions provide the most comprehensive source of information for Byzantine views on the afterlife. The vita, purportedly written by one of Basil's disciples, a pious layman named Gregory, includes many details on daily life in Constantinople, with particular attention to slaves, servants, and eunuchs. In one, the soul of an elderly servant Theodora journeys past a series of tollbooths, where demons demand an accounting of her sins in life and collect fines for
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