St. Basil the Great, Father and Doctor of the Church, was a monk, bishop, and one of the most significant figures in the early centuries of the Church. Basil was born into a saintly family ca. 329 at Caesarea, Cappadocia in Asia Minor (present-day Turkey). The family was well-educated and...

St. Gregory Nazianzen was a monk and bishop, a Father and Doctor of the Church, who defended the Catholic truth against the Arian heresy. Gregory was born about the year 329 at Arianzus, Cappadocia in Asia Minor, or modern-day Turkey. His mother, Nonna, converted her husband (also Gregory) after her...