Order of Saint Basil the Great
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Not to be confused with OSB, the Benedictine Order.
For other Basilian orders, see Basilian (disambiguation).
The Order of Saint Basil the Great (Ukrainian: Чин Святого Василія Великого, romanized: Chyn Sviatoho Vasyliia Velykoho; Latin: Ordo Sancti Basilii Magni, abbreviated OSBM),[1] also known as the Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat, is a Greek Catholic monastic order of pontifical right that works actively among Ukrainian Catholics and other Greek-Catholic churches in central and Eastern Europe. The order received approbation on August 20, 1631, and is based at the Monastery of the Holy Trinity, Vilnius.
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Latin: Ordo Sancti Basilii Magni | |
Abbreviation | OSBM |
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Formation | 20 August 1631 (392 years ago) (1631-08-20) |
Founder | Saint Josaphat Kuntsevych |
Type | Monastic order of pontifical right (for men) |
Membership (2018) | 518 (357 priests) |
Genesio Viomar, OSBM | |
Parent organization | Greek Catholic Church |
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