Basil the Great: Episode One
The Saints
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🗓️ 18 May 2026
⏱️ 16 minutes
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The Roman province of Cappadocia, 356 A.D. An ambitious young student sets out from his small Christian community to the dangerous and exciting city of Athens. And although he may be brilliant, he’s far from worldly-wise. Can his faith survive his ambition? This is the story of Basil the Great.
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Basil embarks on a journey of courage, humility, faith, and charity. He resists worldly ambition, repents for his transgressions, and grows in his faith through humility, prayer, charity, and steadfast devotion to Christ, even when faced with persecution This series contains moments of danger and intensity, including raised voices. Characters face spiritual temptation, threats of damnation, persecution, mob unrest, soldiers looting homes, threats of torture and execution, religious conflict, starvation in the desert. The series contains references to martyrdom, death, and Hell.
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| 0:00.0 | The Roman province of Cappadocia, 356 AD. |
| 0:05.0 | An ambitious young student sets out from his small Christian community to the dangerous and exciting city of Athens. |
| 0:14.0 | And although he may be brilliant, he's far from worldly wise. |
| 0:19.0 | Can his faith survive his ambition? This is the story of Basil the Great. |
| 0:29.9 | The Saints Adventures of Faith and Courage. Basil the Great. Episode 1. |
| 0:38.2 | The Melting Pot |
| 0:39.1 | Listen to all the episodes |
| 0:41.3 | and discover new shows |
| 0:42.5 | at the Saintspodcast.com. |
| 0:48.6 | Mother, Lucrina. |
| 0:56.0 | I guess this is goodbye. Are you sure you have everything? |
| 0:58.0 | Yes, Mother. |
| 0:59.0 | Your books, the gospel? |
| 1:00.0 | I have everything I need. |
| 1:02.0 | Then why is the Gospel of Matthew sitting on your bed? |
| 1:05.0 | Oh, I guess I forgot it. |
| 1:09.0 | Thank you, Macrina. |
| 1:14.5 | Basil, I don't think you should go to Athens. |
| 1:17.5 | You could lose your faith. It's a dangerous place. |
| 1:19.9 | Macrina, I can handle it. |
| 1:21.8 | Your sister is right, Basil. |
| 1:24.3 | You've never experienced anything like Athens. |
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