Congregation of St. Basil

Congregation of St. Basil
Congregatio a Sancto Basilio
Abbreviation	CSB
Nickname	Basilians
Formation	November 21, 1822
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), also called the Basilians, is a Roman Catholic clerical religious congregation of Pontifical Right for men (priests, seminarians and lay associates). It is an apostolic community whose members profess simple vows. The Basilians seek the glory of God, especially in the works of education and evangelization. The congregation was founded in 1822 in the aftermath of the French Revolution. In the early 19th century the Basilian Fathers' 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.

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