Basilian
Basilian may refer to a number of groups who are followers of Saint Basil the Great and specifically to:
- Basilian monks (founded c. 356), monks who follow the rule of Saint Basil the Great, in modern use, generally refers to monks of Eastern Catholic Churches
- Order of Saint Basil the Great or Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (founded c. 1631), a Ukrainian Greek Catholic monastic order
- Basilian Salvatorian Order (founded 1683), a religious order of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church
- Basilian Chouerite Order of Saint John the Baptist (founded 1696), a religious order of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church
- Basilian Alepian Order (founded 1697), a religious order of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church
- Basilian Chouerite Sisters (founded 1737), a religious order of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church
- Basilian Alepian Sisters (founded 1740), a religious order of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church
- Congregation of St. Basil (founded 1822), a Roman Catholic order of priests now active in the Americas
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