Order of St BASIL, the most ancient of all the religious orders, was very famous in the east. It passed into the west about the year 1057, and was held in great esteem, especially in Italy. As to their rules, the Italian monks of that order fast every Friday in the year: They eat meat but three times a week, and then but once a-day: They work all together at certain hours of the day: Their habit is nearly like that of the Benedictines, and they wear a small beard like the fathers of the mission.