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basilica (Greek: basilikos, royal) An oblong building with an apse at one end and lighted from above. It was usually rectangular with a width not greater than one-half nor less than one-third, its length, divided by rows of columns into a central nave and a surrounding lower, narrower aisle or ambulatory . The upper part … Continue reading “Basilica (2)”

Basilians Popular name for the priests of the Community of Saint Basil, founded in Cappadocia in the 4th century by Saint Basil, under his Rule. This Rule spread gradually to all the monasteries of the East and at an early date acquired supremacy in the religious communities of the Greek world. In Italy and Sicily … Continue reading “Basilians”

Basilian Rule (Rule of Saint Basil) Comprises instructions dealing with the guiding principles of monastic life, rather than specific regulations concerning its organization and administration; such details it leaves to individual superiors, treating rather of the spirit which should inform monastic foundations. A great variety of observances in the East traditionally followed this Rule which, … Continue reading “Basilian Rule”

BASILIAN MONKS Religious, of the order of St. Basil, in the fourth century, who, having retired into a desert in the province of Pontus, founded a monastery, and drew up rules, to the amount of some hundreds, for his disciples. This new society soon spread all over the East; nor was it long before it … Continue reading “BASILIAN MONKS”

Basilian Manuscript (CODEX BASILIANUS), an uncial copy of the whole Apocalypse (of which it is usually designated as B), found among ancient homilies of Basil and Gregory of Nyssa,. and valuable from the scarcity of early MSS. of the Revelation. It derives its name from having formerly belonged to the Basilian monastery at Rome (then … Continue reading “Basilian Manuscript”

Basilean Manuscript (CODEX BASILENSIS); the name of two important MSS. of the Greek Test. now in the public library of Basle. SEE MANUSCRIPTS (BIBLICAL). 1. An uncial copy of the Four Gospels, with a few hiatus (Luk 3:4-15; Luk 24:47-53, being wanting; while Luk 1:69 to Luk 2:4; Luk 12:58 to Luk 13:12; Luk 15:5-20, … Continue reading “Basilean Manuscript”

Basilea (queen), in Greek mythology. Uranus had by a number of wives forty-five children. Of these Titsea alone gave him eighteen, who, from their mother, received the name of Titans. Basilea was the oldest, and also brought up her brothers. After her father had been translated among the gods, she undertook the government of the … Continue reading “Basilea”

Basila, Raphael Chajim son of the preceding, is best known as the editor of the famous Mantuan Bible with Norzi’s (q.v.) commentary, published under the title . Basila added some notes, and also appended a list of nine hundred variations. The work was published at Mantua in 1742. The commentary itself was published at Vienna … Continue reading “Basila, Raphael Chajim”

Basila, Abiad a Jewish rabbi, who died at Mantua in 1743, is the author of . or a philosophy of Judaism (Mantua, 1730; Lemberg, 1858), in which he defends Judaism against Greek andi Christian philosophers. See De’ Rossi, Dizionario Storico (Germ. transl.), p. 53; Furst, Bibl. Jud. i, 92; Benjacob, Ozar Ha-Sepharim, or Thesaurus Liborum … Continue reading “Basila, Abiad”

Basil the Great, Saint (Greek: basileios, kingly) (329 -379 ) Confessor, Doctor of the Church . Bishop of Caesarea, born Caesarea, Cappadocia ; died there. His father was Saint Basil the Elder, his grandmother Saint Macrina. He studied at Caesarea, Constantinople , and Athens, where he became acquainted with Julian the Apostate, 335 , and … Continue reading “Basil the Great, Saint”