Independent Augustinian communities

14th century Roman Catholic community

The Alexians, or Cellites, officially named as the Congregation of Alexian Brothers (), abbreviated C.F.A., is a Catholic lay religious congregation of Pontifical Right for men, specifically devoted to caring for the sick. The congrgation has its origin in Europe at the time of the Black Death. Its members follow the Rule of Saint Augustine.

Catholic male religious order

religious congregation

Roman Catholic religious congregation for women

Christian monastic order, c. 1200–1541