Basil keeps up
his support of the claims of Meletius, now in exile in Armenia, to
be recognised as Catholic bishop of Antioch, and complains of the
irregular ordination of Faustus as bishop of an Armenian see by
Basil’s opponent, Anthimus of Tyana. Sanctissimus, the
bearer of the letter, is supposed by Tillemont (vol. ix. p. 219) to
be a Western on account of his Latin name. Maran (Vit.
Bas. 26) points out that Orientals not infrequently bore Latin
names, and supposes him to be a presbyter of Antioch.