Basilian Salvatorian Order

Basilian Order of the Most Holy Saviour
Latin: Ordo Basilianus Sanctissimi Salvatoris Melkitarum
AbbreviationBS
NicknameSalvatorian Fathers
Formation1684 (340 years ago) (1684)
FounderArchbishop Euthymios Michael Saifi
Founded atSaida, Lebanon
TypeMonastic order of pontifical right for men
HeadquartersSaida, Lebanon
Membership
94 members (includes 74 priests) as of 2020
Antoine Dib, BS
AffiliationsGreek-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.

  1. ^ "Basilian Order of the Most Holy Saviour (B.S.)". GCatholic. Retrieved 2022-01-14.