franciscan : Idioms & Phrases

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Franciscan Brothers

  • pious laymen who devote themselves to useful works, such as manual labor schools, and other educational institutions; called also Brothers of the Third Order of St. Francis.
Webster 1913

Franciscan Nuns

  • nuns who follow the rule of t. Francis, esp. those of the Second Order of St. Francis, called also Poor Clares or Minoresses.
Webster 1913

franciscan order

  • noun a Roman Catholic order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi in the 13th century
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Franciscan Tertiaries

  • the Third Order of St. Francis.
Webster 1913