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The Basilian Salvatorian Order (in full Basilian Order of the Most Holy Saviour''; also known as Salvatorian Fathers) is an Eastern Catholic religious order of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church. The Latin name of this order is ''Ordo Basilianus Sanctissimi Salvatoris'', the French name is ''Ordre Basilien Salvatorien''. The name comes from its motherhouse, the Holy Saviour monastery, (دير المخلص or ''Deir el Moukhalles'' or ''Couvent St. Sauveur''), at Joun (Chouf) near Saida, Lebanon . == History == The order was founded in 1683 by Euthymios Saifi, bishop of Saida, with the aim of supporting pastoral and missionary activities by well-educated Melkite clergy, choosing for them the rule of Saint Basil. Saifi started to gather some monks in his episcopal residence, but it soon became too small for the community. In 1685 a miracle was reported during a pastoral visit of Euthymios Saifi to the village of Joun〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Order Salvatorian Basilian )〕 and thus some monks were sent to live in a farm near Joun. In 1710 Saifi succeeded in buying the farm and in 1711 the first building of the Holy Saviour monastery was erected. The order was cited by Pope Benedict XIV in 1743 in the encyclical ''Demandatam'', and on 20 April 1751 the Pope sent them a letter urging them to fully follow the Byzantine rite rejecting the Latinizations introduced by Cyril Tanas against the wishes of Rome. Their specific rules (''constitutions'') were formally drafted and approved only in 1934. The Basilian Salvatorian Order soon became one of the two main religious orders of the Melkite Catholic Church. The other order was the Basilian Chouerite Order. According to their tradition, the Basilian Salvatorian Order had a more missionary aim, while the Basilian Chouerite Order was more contemplative. The Basilian Salvatorian Order recruited in the areas of Damascus and South Lebanon, while the Basilian Chouerite Order recruited in the areas of Aleppo, Homs, North Lebanon and Galilee. Attempts to unite these two orders in the 18th century failed: the opposition between them and between the different communities from which they recruit members is an important aspect to understand in the early history of the Melkite Catholic Church. Up to the first half of the 19th century, these two religious orders ran a large number of parishes and provided most of the bishops of the Church. With the increasing importance of the celibate diocesan priests since the patriarchate of Maximos III Mazloum, the religious orders lost some of their importance. The 19th century saw moments of difficulty in the life of the Basilian Salvatorian Order: the main problems were the lack of respect for the vow of poverty by some monks and the antagonism between the Damascene wing and the Lebanese wing. Reforms in the early years of the 20th century solved the issues. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Basilian Salvatorian Order」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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