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noun
- 1. a friar, sister, or lay member of a Christian religious order founded in 1209 by St. Francis of Assisi, or of an order based on Franciscan rule. The Franciscan orders are noted for preachers and missionaries.
adjective
- 1. relating to or denoting St. Francis or the Franciscans.
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The First Order or the Order of Friars Minor, or Seraphic Order [9] are commonly called simply the Franciscans. This order is a mendicant religious order of men, some of whom trace their origin to Francis of Assisi. [10] . Their official Latin name is the Ordo Fratrum Minorum. [11] .
Jun 11, 2024 · Franciscan, any member of a Roman Catholic religious order founded in the early 13th century by St. Francis of Assisi. The Franciscan order is one of the four great mendicant orders of the church, and its members strive to cultivate the ideals of poverty and charity.
Jun 11, 2018 · FRANCISCANS is the common designation for a number of religious communities professing to live according to the ideals of Francis of Assisi (1181/1182 – 1226). In 1206 Francis withdrew to the margins of society to adopt the life of a penitent hermit.
The meaning of FRANCISCAN is a member of the Order of Friars Minor founded by St. Francis of Assisi in 1209 and dedicated especially to preaching, missions, and charities.
adjective. uk / frænˈsɪs.kən / us / frænˈsɪs.kən /. relating or belonging to a Christian group originally established by St Francis of Assisi in 1209: a Franciscan friary. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Religious people: monks & nuns. abbess. abbey.
The Order of Friars Minor (also called the Franciscans, the Franciscan Order, or the Seraphic Order; postnominal abbreviation OFM) is a mendicant Catholic religious order, founded in 1209 by Francis of Assisi.
The Franciscan motto is pax et bonum, which means “peace and all good.” Being a Franciscan can mean being a member of one of three orders within the Catholic Church, all founded by St. Francis of Assisi during his lifetime in the 12th and 13th centuries.
