St Basil the Great was an important personality whose activities ranged widely: St Basil the Great between two deacons, detail from the frontispiece of a liturgical hymnal, early 13th century. Patmos St. John the Theologian monastery, Liturgical Roll No. 707. Rhodes, 4th Ephorate of Byzantine Antiquities. Ministry of Culture/Archaeological Receipts Fund. Kominis, A., Hoi Thesauroi tis Monis Patmou, Ekdotike Athenon S.A., Athens 1988, p. 314, ill. 25. © Hellenic Ministry of Culture |
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