The Basilian Fathers, also known as The Congregation of Saint Basil, is an international order of The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. Members generally prefer the term Catholic Church, but this term has multiple meanings (see Catholicism); the term Roman Catholic Church is used in this article to avoid... Roman Catholic Roman Catholic priest A priest or priestess is a holy man or woman who takes an officiating role in worship of any religion, with the distinguishing characteristic of offering sacrifices. Priests have been known since the earliest times and in the simplest societies (see shaman and oracle). There are priests... priests and students studying for the priesthood.

Their patron saint is Basil (ca. 330 - January 1, 379), also called Basil the Great, was bishop of Caesarea, a leading churchman in the 4th century. The Eastern Orthodox Church considers him a saint and one of the Three Holy Hierarchs, together with Gregory Nazianzus and John Chrysostom. Basil, Gregory Nazianzus, and Basils... Saint Basil the Great.

After the closing of Catholic seminaries in Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. Subject to disclaimers. Trying... France in Years: 1819 1820 1821 - 1822 - 1823 1824 1825 Decades: 1790s 1800s 1810s - 1820s - 1830s 1840s 1850s Centuries: 18th century - 19th century - 20th century 1822 in art 1822 in literature 1822 in rail transport 1822 in science 1822 in music 1822 in sports List of state leaders in 1822 List of... 1822, a clandestine school was operated by two priests in central France. After the relevant French laws were relaxed the same year, the congregation was founded by a group of ten priests to ensure the continuation of the school, then operating in Annonay is a town in the Ardèche France in the Rhône_Alpes region. It lies a few kilometres from the river Rhône, 75 kilometres south of Lyon and 40 from St Etienne. The postal code is 07100 (and the INSEE code 07010). Population (1999) 17,457. The town... Annonay. The new order devoted themselves to Christian education, preaching, evangelization, as well as vows of poverty, chastity and obedience.

Eventually changes in Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. Subject to disclaimers. Trying... French law led to the closing of the congregation's schools in France. However, it was by then well established in Canada is an independent This article discusses states as sovereign political entities. For other meanings, see state (disambiguation). In international law and international relations, a state is a geographic political entity possessing politicial sovereignty, i.e. not being subject to any higher political authority. In casual language, the idea of... Canada and the For other uses, see United States (disambiguation) and US (disambiguation). The United States of America, also referred to as the United States, U.S.A., U.S., US, America¹, or the States, is a federal republic of fifty states, mostly in central North America. The U.S. has three land... United States. In Canada it founded Assumption College, now, as Assumption University, federated with the Motto: The best of both worlds and The degree that works Chancellor Dr. Frederic Jackman President Ross H. Paul, PhD School type Public Founded 1963 Location Windsor, Ontario, Canada Enrollment 11244 full time 3812 part time (April 2004) Campus surroundings Urban Campus size 57 hectares (142 acres) (estimated) Sports teams... University of Windsor. It has also established parishes and schools in Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is the sixth-largest country in the world, the only one to occupy an entire Dymaxion map by Buckminster Fuller shows land mass with minimal distortion as only one continuous continent A continent (Latin continere, to hold together) is a large continuous mass of... Australia, For other uses see Note: The similar sounding country uses a different spelling--see Colombia. Columbia is a name used in the English language for many things and places. The name is derived from that of Christopher Columbus. The term Pre-Columbian is used for American cultures before the arrival... Colombia, and For other uses, see Mexico (disambiguation). The United Mexican States or Mexico (Spanish: Estados Unidos Mexicanos or México; regarding the use of the variant spelling Méjico, see section The name below) is a country located in North America, bordered to the north by the United States, to the... Mexico, as well as a health care centre in Colombia. One of the congregation's largest centres is in For other uses, see Toronto (disambiguation). City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada (in detail) (in detail) Motto: Diversity Our Strength Map of Ontario Counties, Toronto being red Area: 641 sq. km. Distance - East to West: 43 km. Distance - South to North : 21 km. Population  - Total (2004)  - Metropolitan  ... Toronto, the home of University_of_St._Michael's_College (USMC) at the University of Toronto Motto Velut arbor aevo (As a tree with the passage of time) Established 1827 School type Public President Frank Iacobucci (interim) Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada Campus Urban Enrollment 37,915 full-time, 12,488 part-time undergraduate, 9,062 full-time, 2,535 part-time graduate Faculty... University of Toronto and St._Michael's_College_School. The Cardinal Flahiff Centre, a Basilian retirement home, is also on the USMC campus.

External link

• Basilian Fathers' website (http://www.basilian.org)