Basilian

Article summary

Basilian may refer to a number of groups who are followers of Saint Basil the Great and specifically to: * Basilian monks (founded c. 356), monks who follow the rule of Saint Basil the Great, in modern use refers to monks of Eastern Catholic Churches * Order of Saint Basil the Great or Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (founded c. 1631), a Greek Catholic monastic order * Basilian Salvatorian Order (founded 1683), a religious order of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church * Basilian Chouerite Order of Saint John the Baptist (founded 1696), a religious order of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church * Basilian Aleppian Order (founded 1697), a religious order of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church * Basilian Chouerite Sisters (founded 1737), a religious order of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church * Basilian Aleppian Sisters (founded 1740), a religious order of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church * Congregation of St. Basil (founded 1822), a Latin Catholic order of priests now active in the Americas

Key claims

1. date of foundation: 1683 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of foundation: 1822 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362548985