Basileias

Basileias

Basileias
Basil of Caesarea in the Menologion of Basil II. f.288
Location	Caeserea, Byzantine Empire (mod. Kayseri, Turkey)
Region	Cappadocia
Type	Hospital and monastery
History
Builder	Basil of Caesarea
Founded	ca. 372 AD[1]
Abandoned	after the middle of the 5th century
Cultures	Byzantine Empire

The Basileias (also Basiliados) was an ancient multi-functional philanthropic and monastic institution in Caesarea Mazaka in Cappadocia founded in the late fourth century by Basil of Caesarea, after whom it was named. While the exact nature of the Basileias has been debated, it may have been the first hospital for which evidence survives or the first hospital that provided comprehensive services to the wider public in one place, marking a major advance in medical care.