Father of many monks

In the fourth century, in a Cappadocia marked by deep doctrinal and political tensions, the figure of Basil emerged, destined to leave a lasting imprint on the life of the Church. Born in 329 in Caesarea into a cultured and profoundly Christian environment, since childhood he received an education in which faith and classical culture did not appear as opposing realities, but as complementary instruments at the service of truth. His family, marked by extraordinary spiritual intensity, was the first ground in which his vocation matured.