Franciscan friar

  • 1Friar — • A member of one of the mendicant orders Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Friar     Friar     † …

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  • 2friar — [frī′ər] n. [ME frer, frier < OFr frere < L frater, BROTHER] a member of any of various mendicant orders, as a Franciscan or Dominican friarly adj …

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  • 3Friar Minor — n. pl. Friars Minor a member of the branch of the Franciscan order that follows the original rule: see CAPUCHIN, CONVENTUAL …

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  • 4Franciscan — Fran*cis can, n. (R.C.Ch.) A monk or friar of the Order of St. Francis, a large and zealous order of mendicant monks founded in 1209 by St. Francis of Assisi. They are called also {Friars Minor}; and in England, {Gray Friars}, because they wear a …

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  • 5Franciscan — 1590s, friar of the order founded in 1209 by St. Francis (M.L. Franciscus) of Assisi (1182 1226). Also as an adjective …

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  • 6Gray Friar — Franciscan Friar …

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  • 7Grey Friar — Franciscan Friar …

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  • 8Friar — A friar is a member of one of the mendicant orders.Friars and monksFriars differ from monks in that they are called to a life of poverty in service to a community, rather than cloistered asceticism and devotion. Whereas monks live cloistered away …

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  • 9Franciscan Friars of the Renewal — The Community of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal (abbreviated as C.F.R. ) is a mendicant congregation in the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church. It follows the Capuchin Franciscan tradition. Contents 1 Foundation 2 Apostolate 3 Religious …

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  • 10Franciscan Crown — The Franciscan Crown (or Seraphic Rosary) is a rosary consisting of seven decades in commemoration of the Seven Joys of the Virgin, namely, the Annunciation, the Visitation, the Nativity of Jesus, the Adoration of the Magi, the Finding in the… …

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