Basil the Doctor
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Basil the Doctor
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Basil the Doctor was an Armenian priest and poet. As the chaplain and confessor of Baldwin, Frankish lord of Marash, he wrote a funeral oration on the latter's death at the battle for Edessa in 1146. Basil's lengthy funeral oration or eulogy provides us with more information about Baldwin than any other lord of Marash. Basil describes Baldwin as fluent in Armenian. He describes his virtues in hyperbolic terms: "a handsome young man, a brave and mighty warrior, an ingenious, wise, and prudent pri
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Armenian priest and poet
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basil_the_Doctor
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2023-01-14T00:06:55Z
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