an appellation peculiarly given to Jesus Christ, as being the Messiah and Saviour of the world. See Jesus.

Order of St. Saviour, a religious order of the Romish Church, founded by St Bridget, about the year 1345, and so called from its being pretended that our Saviour himself declared its constitution and rules to the founders.—According to the constitutions, this 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 sacrament and spiritual assistance to the nuns.