January 2
On this day the Catholic Church remembers
Sts. Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen

Sts. Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen

bishops and Doctors of the Church · 4th century
The bread you keep belongs to the hungry; the coat in your chest belongs to the naked.
— St. Basil, Homily on Greed

Two friends from their student days in Athens who sought God together and defended faith in the Holy Trinity. Basil built a whole city of charity near Caesarea for the sick and the poor. True friendship brings us closer to God.

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