Order of St SAVIOUR a religious order in the Romish church, founded by St Bridget, about the year 1345; and so called from its being pretended that our Saviour himself dictated to the foundress its constitutions and rules.
According to the constitutions, this order is principally founded for religious women who pay a particular honour to the holy virgin: but there are some monks of the order, to administer the sacraments, and spiritual assistance to the nuns.