Saint Basil dearly loved and cared for every single person, and he established the first hospital to enable the continued care of sick people.

Saint Basil dearly loved and cared for every single person, and he established the first hospital to enable the continued care of sick people.

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Today we also keep the New Year Holy Tradition of Saint Basil Bread, where he Blessed and distributed bread to the people of his city, to return to them their coins and other possessions. Read this beautiful story about the beginning of this tradition.