Our father among the saints Basil the Blessed (1468 – August 2, 1557) was a Fool-for-Christ and Wonder-worker living in Moscow at the time of Tsar Ivan the Terrible. His feast day is celebrated on the date of his repose (August 2). He is also known as Vasily, Vasily Blazhenny, Basil Fool-for-Christ, or Basil of Moscow.