Basilians
Basilians are orders of women who follow the rules of St. Basil . They are located in the Melkite Greco-Roman Church and the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and are institutes of consecrated life .
basis
The Basilians live according to the rules established by Basilius . This work forms the basis for the monastery statutes still valid today in the Greek Orthodox Churches and the Greek Catholic Churches in the Byzantine rite . In the original sense, the work establishes a kind of moral law for monastic and monastic life. According to tradition, the first founder of a women's order is the sister, Makrina the Younger , of St. Called Basil. She is said to have founded the first female order in the 4th century. The Oriental Schism of 1054 led to the split in the order. The members of the order living in the Orient , Greece and Russia mostly turned to the Greek Church. In the later centuries they adopted and cultivated the Byzantine rite and gathered in the Greek Catholic churches to form new communities. A smaller part remained in the Roman Catholic Church and gathered in the monastery of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata .
mission
Their mission and area of responsibility is catechesis in parishes and schools , the care and supply of orphanages and hospitals and work in social institutions. You are also active in the production of media and printed matter and work in editorial offices and publishing houses .
Basilian Sisters of St. Basil the Great
The Basilian Sisters of St. Basil the Great , in the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, are the female branch of the Basilians of St. Josaphat ( order abbreviation : OSBM). Grand Duke Yaroslav the Wise (997-1054) brought the first Basilians to Kiev . Here he also built the first monastery for the Basilian women. From here, the women's order expanded and established religious orders in the United States , in the former Yugoslavia , Hungary , Argentina and Slovakia . In 1951 the women's order received papal approbation from Pope Pius XII. (1939-1958). Today the Basilians have seven religious provinces , three delegations , three mission stations and four contemplative monasteries. 660 Basilians live and work on the five continents . In Germany, for example, the religious order maintains the Maria Schutz monastery in Krefeld .
Basilian Sisters of the Most Holy Redeemer
The Basilians of the Most Holy Redeemer are the female branch of the Basilians of the Most Holy Redeemer (abbreviation: BS) and also known as the Basilian Sisters of Choueir (Lebanon). It was founded in 1737 and in 1763 by Pope Clement XIII. (1758–1769) recognized. They built their first monastery in Zouk Mikael . The Order of Women belongs to the Melkite Greek Catholic Church and is an institute of consecrated life.
Sisters of the Basilians of Aleppo
The Sisters of the Basilians of Aleppo are also known as the Aleppine Basilians . The Basilians of Aleppo (order abbreviation: BA) settled in Dhour El Shwayr in Lebanon in 1667 and were in 1710 by Pope Clement XI. (1700–1721) recognized. In 1740 the female branch was established. The religious community is based in the Melkite Greek Catholic Church and is also an institute of consecrated life.
See also
Web links
- Basilians in Ukraine
- Church in Need: Construction of a monastery church for Basilian women , accessed on January 31, 2013
- The Basilian Sisters in the Ukrainian Greek Catholic (UGKK) ( Memento of October 29, 2013 in the Internet Archive )