franciscan

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Pertaining to St Francis or to the Franciscans
A monk or nun belonging to the religious order founded by St Francis of Assisi
{s} of or pertaining to St. Francis of Assisi or the Franciscans (religious order founded by St. Francis)
Member of a Christian religious order dedicated to the apostolic life of poverty and preaching founded in 1209 by St. Francis of Assisi. The Franciscans actually consist of three orders. The First Order comprises priests and lay brothers who have sworn to a life of prayer, preaching, and penance. The Second Order (founded 1212) consists of cloistered nuns known as the Poor Clares. The Third Order consists of religious members and laypersons who observe Franciscan principles in teaching, charity, and social service. The Rule of St. Francis stipulated that Franciscan friars could own no property of any kind, either individually or communally. The friars wandered and preached among the people, helping the poor and sick. Their impact was immense; within 10 years they numbered 5,000. A milder version of the rule was approved in 1223, and after the death of St. Francis in 1226 the order was divided by conflicts over the vow of poverty. A moderate interpretation of the rule was established while St. Bonaventure was minister general of the order (1257-74), and the friars spread throughout Europe, their missionaries penetrating as far as Syria and Africa. Though continuing controversy over the definition of poverty led to the intervention of the Pope John XXII, who persecuted the advocates of strict poverty, and to divisions of the order that lasted into the 19th century, the Franciscans flourished. They remain the largest Roman Catholic religious order
{i} member of a religious order founded by St. Francis of Assisi in the 13th century
Francis of the Franciscans
Francis of Assisi
a Roman Catholic friar wearing the gray habit of the Franciscan order
They are called also Friars Minor; and in England, Gray Friars, because they wear a gray habit
a Roman Catholic friar wearing the gray habit of the Franciscan order of or relating to Saint Francis of Assisi or to the order founded by him; "Franciscan monks
A monk or friar of the Order of St
Belonging to the Order of St
Francis, a large and zealous order of mendicant monks founded in 1209 by St
of or relating to Saint Francis of Assisi or to the order founded by him; "Franciscan monks"
franciscan order
a Roman Catholic order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi in the 13th century
San Franciscan
A native of San Francisco
San Franciscan
Of or relating to San Francisco
franciscan

    Silbentrennung

    Fran·cis·can

    Türkische aussprache

    fränsîskın

    Aussprache

    /franˈsəskən/ /frænˈsɪskən/
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