Saints & Feasts
of the Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church
STS. BASIL (THE GREAT) AND HIS BROTHER GREGORY OF NYSSA, SYLVESTER THE PATRIARCH OF ROME, AND FATHER EPHREM THE SYRIAN
The Armenian Church commemorates the Holy Fathers Basil, Gregory of Nyssa, Sylvester of Rome, and Ephrem the Syrian. St. Basil “the Great” was an intellectual and exceptional leader who helped spread Christianity. St. Gregory of Nyssa was the younger brother of Basil. St. Sylvester served as the Bishop of Rome for more than twenty years. St. Ephrem the Syrian lived in Mesopotamia (Syria)…
