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Basilinopolis A titular see of Asia Minor. Originally a small village in Bithynia Prima, it obtained the rank of a city under, or perhaps shortly before, Julian the Apostate (Mansi, VII, 305). The first known bishop, Alexander, was consecrated by St. John Chrysostom about 400. Other bishops are Gerontius (451), Cyriacus (518), Sisinnius (680), Georgius … Continue reading “Basilinopolis”

BASILIDIANS A denomination, in the second century, from Basilides, chief of the Egyptian Gnostics. He acknowledged the existence of one Supreme God, perfect in goodness and wisdom, who produced from his own substance seven beings, or aions, of a most excellent nature. Two of these aions, called Dynamis and Sephiz (i.e. power and wisdom, ) … Continue reading “BASILIDIANS”

Basilides, Saint Martyrs of this name are mentioned in the old martyrologies on 10, 12, and 28 June; the list for 10 and 12 June, concerning a Basilides martyred at Rome, on the Via Aurelia, is very involved; apparently the same martyr is referred to on both days, although the names of his companions differ … Continue reading “Basilides, Saint”

Basilides, Gnostic sect founder Basilides (), the founder of one of the semi-Christian sects, commonly called Gnostic, which sprang up in the early part of the 2nd cent. 1. Biography.-He called himself a disciple of one Glaucias, alleged to be an interpreter () of St. Peter (Clem. Strom. vii. p. 898). He taught at Alexandria … Continue reading “Basilides, Gnostic sect founder”

Basilides The earliest of the Alexandrian Gnostics; he was a native of Alexandria and flourished under the Emperors Adrian and Antoninus Pius, about 120-140. St. Epiphanius’s assertion that he was a disciple of Menander at Antioch and only later moved to Alexandria is unlikely in face of the statement of Eusebius and Theodoret that he … Continue reading “Basilides (2)”

Basilideans the followers of Basilides of Alexandria, a gnostic leader of the early part of the second century. See GNOSTICS. Fuente: Biblical and Theological Dictionary

Basilicapetri Carlo an Italian prelate, was born at Milan in 1550. After having studied jurisprudence, he joined the Barnabites, whose general he became. In 1593 he was appointed bishop of Novara, and died Oct. 6, 1615. He wrote,: De Concordantia Evangelistarum: De Immunitate Ecclesiastica. See Ughelli, Italia Sacra; Jocher, Allgemeines Gelehrten-Lexikon, s.v. (B. P.) Fuente: … Continue reading “Basilicapetri Carlo”

Basilicani Nestorian followers of Basil of Irenopolis the Cilician (Dion. Areop. Eccles. Hier.). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Basilica, Saint Peter’s Church located on the site of the Neronian circus in Rome, Italy. It contains an altar which marks the traditional spot of Saint Peter’s crucifixion. Under Constantine the simple sanctuary erected on this spot gave way to a roagnificent basilica, partly demolished 12 centuries later. Its rebuilding during the early Renaissance is … Continue reading “Basilica, Saint Peter’s”

Basilica, Ambrosian Church, Milan, dating from the 9th century and restored in the 12th, replacing the original edifice erected by Saint Ambrose and consecrated, 386. In 1864 a sarcophagus containing the relics of Saints. Gervasius and Protasius and of Saint Ambrose was discovered in the confession of the basilica. The golden altar-frontal dates from 835; … Continue reading “Basilica, Ambrosian”