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- Friar | Definition & Orders | Britannicafriar, (from Latin frater through French frère, “brother”), man belonging to any of the Roman Catholic religious orders of mendicants, having taken a vow of poverty. Formerly, friar was the title given to individual members of these orders, such as Friar Laurence (in Romeo and Juliet ), but this is no longer common.
- Friar - WikipediaDefinition. Friars are different from monks in that they are called to the great evangelical counsels (vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience) in service to society, rather than through cloistered asceticism and devotion.
- Franciscans - WikipediaFrancis of Assisi, founder of the Order of Friars Minor; oldest known portrait in existence of Francis, dating back to his retreat to Subiaco (1223–1224) The Franciscans are a group of related mendicant religious orders of the Catholic Church.
- Order of Friars Minor - WikipediaThe 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.
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