(Roman Catholic Church) the bishop of Caesarea who defended the Roman Catholic Church against the heresies of the 4th century; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-379)
'Why, Valens sent his chief cook to stop BasilofCaesarea from opposing the Court doctrine....
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In dogmatic he follows BasilofCaesarea and other Greek authors, but nevertheless gives a distinctly Western cast to the speculations of which he treats.