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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—B

Basilian Monks

Monks of the Order of St. Basil, who lived in the fourth century. This Order has produced 14 popes, 1,805 bishops, 3,010 abbots, and 11,085 martyrs.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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