Congregation of St. Basil

Congregation of St. Basil

Congregatio a Sancto Basilio
Abbreviation	CSB
Nickname	Basilians
Formation	November 21, 1822; 202 years ago (1822-11-21)
Founders	List Fr. Joseph Bovier Lapierre, C.S.B. Fr. Pierre Tourvieille, C.S.B. Fr. Jacques Vincent Duret, C.S.B. Fr. André Fayolle, C.S.B. Fr. Henri Martinesche, C.S.B. Fr. Jean-François Pagès, C.S.B. Fr. Augustin Payan, C.S.B. Fr. Jean-Baptiste Polly, C.S.B. Fr. Julien Tracol, C.S.B. Fr. Jean-Antoine Vallon, C.S.B.
Founded at	Annonay, France
Type	Clerical religious congregation of pontifical right for men
Headquarters	360 Davenport Rd, Toronto, Canada
Region served	North America
Membership	139 members (includes 119 priests) as of 2020
Motto	Latin: Bonitatem et disciplinam et scientiam doce me English: Teach me goodness, discipline, and knowledge
Superior-general	Fr. Kevin J. Storey, C.S.B.
Patron saints	List Blessed Virgin Mary St. Joseph Saint Basil of Caesarea St. Francis of Assisi St. Thomas Aquinas St. John Bosco
Ministry	Educational and parochial works
Website	basilian.org
Formerly called	Teaching Priests of the Ardèche

The Congregation of St. Basil (Latin: Congregatio a Sancto Basilio, abbreviation CSB), also called the Basilians, is a Catholic clerical religious congregation of pontifical right for men, with priests, seminarians and lay associates. It is an apostolic community whose members profess simple vows.^[1] The Basilians work in education and evangelization. The congregation was founded in 1822 in the aftermath of the French Revolution. In the early 19th century, the Basilians' educational and pastoral work brought them to a variety of locations in Canada and the United States. In the 1960s, the priests began to minister in Mexico, and in Colombia in the 1980s.^[2]