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St. Basil

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aka Basil, Basil of Caesarea, Basil the Great, Cappadocians, Gregory Nazianzen, the Cappadocians

Jay Dyer treats St. Basil by analyzing his letters to highlight Basil's criticisms of Rome's shortcomings regarding church issues and his rejection of papal supremacy, while emphasizing Basil's key teachings on the Trinity, particularly his opposition to the Filioque and promotion of the distinction between nature and person as foundational to Orthodox theology.

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