Basilian may refer to a number of groups who are followers of
Saint Basil the Great
Basil of Caesarea, also called Saint Basil the Great (330 – 1 or 2 January 379) was an early Roman Christian prelate who served as Bishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia from 370 until his death in 379. He was an influential theologian who suppor ...
and specifically to:
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Basilian monks
Basilian monks are Greek Catholic monks who follow the rule of Basil the Great, bishop of Caesarea (330–379). The term 'Basilian' is typically used only in the Catholic Church to distinguish Greek Catholic monks from other forms of monastic ...
(founded c. 356), monks who follow the rule of Saint Basil the Great, in modern use refers to monks of Eastern Catholic Churches
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Order of Saint Basil the Great
The Order of Saint Basil the Great (; , abbreviated OSBM), also known as the Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat, is a Greek Catholic monastic order of pontifical right that works actively among Ukrainian Catholics and other Greek-Catholic churc ...
or Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (founded c. 1631), a Ukrainian Greek Catholic monastic order
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Basilian Salvatorian Order
The Basilian Order of the Most Holy Saviour () abbreviated BS, also known as the Basilian Salvatorian Order, is an Eastern Catholic monastic order of Pontifical Right for men of the Greek-Melkite Catholic Church. The name derives from its mothe ...
(founded 1683), a religious order of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church
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Basilian Chouerite Order
The Basilian Chouerite Order of Saint John the Baptist () is a Melkite Greek Catholic monastic order of pontifical right for men. Order members add the nominal B.C after their names to indicate their membership in the Order.
History
The order ...
of Saint John the Baptist (founded 1696), a religious order of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church
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Basilian Aleppian Order
The Basilian Aleppian Order (Latin: ''Ordo Basilianus Aleppensis Melkitarum''; French: ''Ordre Basilien Alepin'') is a religious order of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church.
The order was founded in 1697 in Dhour El Shuwayr by Aleppine monks w ...
(founded 1697), a religious order of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church
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Basilian Chouerite Sisters
The Basilian Chouerite Sisters is a religious order of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church and considered as the female branch of the Basilian Chouerite Order.
The order was founded in 1737 and approved in 1763 by Pope Clement XIII
Pope Clem ...
(founded 1737), a religious order of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church
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Basilian Aleppian Sisters
The Basilian Aleppian Sisters is a religious order of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church and considered as the female branch of the Basilian Aleppian Order
The Basilian Aleppian Order (Latin: ''Ordo Basilianus Aleppensis Melkitarum''; French: ...
(founded 1740), a religious order of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church
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Congregation of St. Basil (founded 1822), a Roman Catholic order of priests now active in the Americas
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