Alexian

[ uh-lek-shuhn, -see-uhn ]

noun

, Roman Catholic Church.

1. a member of a congregation of brothers founded for the care of the sick at Mechlin, Brabant, in the 15th century.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Alexian¹

Named after Saint Alexius of Edessa, 5th-century Christian; -an

Example Sentences

She wrote a history column for the Daily Herald until her eyesight started to go at age 93, was a publicist for Mundelein College and Alexian Brothers Medical Center in Elk Grove Village, and wrote poetry.

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In 1950, the Alexian Brothers, a Catholic religious order devoted to caring for the sick, founded in Europe at the time of the Black Death, acquired the 232-acre site and several buildings as a gift.

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Brando sat in on final negotiations between the Menominee Warrior Society and the Alexian Brothers, as did the Rev. James Groppi, a well-known civil rights leader from Milwaukee.

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The siege ended when negotiators reached an agreement calling for the Alexian Brothers to turn the property over to the Menominee tribe for $1 and other considerations, and for it to be used as a medical facility.

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The Alexian Brothers later deeded 56 acres to the town of Richmond, with the rest of the property and buildings deeded to a Milwaukee academy for use as an alternative school.

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