Latin: Ordo Basilianus Sanctissimi Salvatoris Melkitarum | |
Abbreviation | BS |
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Nickname | Salvatorian Fathers |
Formation | 1684 |
Founder | Archbishop Euthymios Michael Saifi |
Founded at | Saida, Lebanon |
Type | Monastic order of pontifical right for men |
Headquarters | Saida, Lebanon |
Membership | 94 members (includes 74 priests) as of 2020 |
Antoine Dib, BS | |
Affiliations | Greek-Melkite Catholic Church |
The Basilian Order of the Most Holy Saviour (Latin: Ordo Basilianus Sanctissimi Salvatoris) abbreviated BS,[1] 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 motherhouse, the Holy Saviour Monastery, at Joun in Chouf near Sidon, Lebanon.