Basilios 1 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
Sex | M |
Floruit | M/L VIII |
PmbZ No. | 892 |
Religion | Christian |
Locations | Gotthia (Tauric Chersonese) (residence); Gotthia (Tauric Chersonese) |
Occupation | Monk |
Textual Sources | Vita Ioannis Gotthiae (BHG 891), AASS June VII, pp. 167-171 (hagiography) |
Basilios 1 was a disciple (μαθητής) of bishop John of Gotthia (Ioannes 6); he was a monk ( μοναχός); he once thought of going away but was dissuaded by Ioannes 6 who had read his thoughts: Vita Ioannis Gotthiae, pp.193-4.
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