The Basilian Chouerite Sisters is a religious order of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church and considered as the female branch of the Basilian Chouerite Order.

The order was founded in 1737[1] and approved in 1763 by Pope Clement XIII. The first house of the congregation was the Monastery of the Annunciation at Zouk Mikael.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Saint Joseph Melkite Catholic Church
  2. ↑ "The Congregation of Basilian Chouerite Sisters". St Joseph Melkite Catholic Church Melbourne. Archived from the original on 2012-11-27. Retrieved 2009-03-12.


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