Alexians
（重定向自Cellite）
![Alexians monastery in Ghent (Belgium) on the former Oude Houtlei by Joseph Van Haerde](/Images/godic/202501/03/AlexianenkloosterGentJoseph_Van_Haerde_7-10-2009_14-47-134643.JPG")
![Ordenswappen](/Images/godic/202501/03/Wappen-Alexianer4643.gif")
![Maison-mère et hôpital des Alexiens d'Aix-la-Chapelle.](/Images/godic/202501/03/Alexianerkloster_Aachen4643.JPG")
![Hôpital des Alexiens de Cologne.](/Images/godic/202501/03/Denkmal-Koeln-1285-Alexianerkrankenhaus_34643.jpg")
The Alexians, Alexian Brothers or Cellites are a Catholic religious institute or congregation specifically devoted to caring for the sick which has its origin in Europe at the time of the Black Death. They follow the Augustinian rule.