Fr. Basil Franciose, O.S.B. was appointed as the Student-Athlete Support Coordinator in the summer of 2023. The appointment marks a monumental moment for the College, as Fr. Basil becomes the first monk appointed to a full-time athletics position in Saint Anselm's history.
Fr. Basil has been a familiar face since stepping onto the Saint Anselm campus in 2013 as an undergraduate student. The Utah native graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theology along with a minor in Philosophy in 2017. The following year, Fr. Basil entered Saint Anselm Abbey as a postulant to begin his journey toward solemn vows to the priesthood. In preparation for being ordained a priest, he studied at Saint John's Seminary in Brighton, Massachusetts, earning his Master's in Divinity.
During the 2022-23 academic year, Fr. Basil served as the chaplain for both the field hockey and women's lacrosse programs. He also organized an Athlete Bible Study group on campus called "Fellowship of Christian Athletes" that has been running for the past two years.
