Basil Fool for Christ
Vasily the Blessed | |
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| Fool for Christ and Wonderworker | |
| Born | December 1468 Yelokhovo |
| Died | 2 August 1552 or 1557 (aged 83 or 88) Moscow, Russia |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church Eastern Catholicism |
| Canonized | 2 August 1588, Moscow by Russian Orthodox Church |
| Major shrine | Saint Basil's Cathedral, Moscow |
| Feast | 2 August (15 August N.S.) |
| Attributes | Dressed in rags, with chains, or completely naked |
Vasily the Blessed (known also as Basil, and as the fool for Christ; the Wonderworker of Moscow; or Blessed Vasily of Moscow; Russian: Василий Блаженный, romanized: Vasily Blazhenny; 1468 – 1552/1557) was a Russian fool for Christ (yurodivy) who is venerated as a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church.