Archbishop Basil (Krivoshein) as a patrologist

This article, based on a paper delivered in 2005 in Brussels, examines the patrological contribution of Archbishop Basil (Krivocheine) to twentieth-century Orthodox theology. Belonging to the genre of commemorative study, it traces the major scholarly works of this hierarch, who was formed on Mount Athos, where he had access to then-unpublished manuscripts. The article shows that Krivocheine was one of the first researchers to seriously study Saint Gregory Palamas and Saint Symeon the New Theologian, figures who were little known even in Orthodox circles at the time. His contribution is twofold: he established the critical edition of Symeon's Catecheses in the Sources chrétiennes series and contributed to Lampe's Greek patristic lexicon, thereby initiating a patrological renewal that transcended confessional boundaries and had a lasting influence on Byzantine and Orthodox studies in Western Europe.