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Basilian Order of St. John the Baptist

religious order
Also known as: Baladites
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The Basilian Order of St. John the Baptist is a religious congregation that follows the Rule of St. Basil. St. Basil, an archbishop in Cappadocia, established his monastic rule between 358 and 364 CE. His rule emphasized communal living, liturgical prayer, and manual labor, avoiding extreme asceticism. It also included vows of chastity and poverty, and called for the education of children and care for the poor.12

The Basilian Order of St. John the Baptist, also known as the Order of Suwayr or the Baladites, was founded in 1712 and added a vow of humility to the standard vows. Its motherhouse is in Lebanon, and its canonical status was approved by the Vatican in 1955.1

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