grey friars
1Grey Friars — A house of Franciscan Friars, or Friars Minors, on the north side of Newgate Street, on the site afterwards occupied by Christ s Hospital and Christ Church Newgate Street. In Farringdon Ward Within. The Frere Menours came first into England …
2Grey Friars, Street — North out of Newgate Street, at No. 108, leading to Christ s Hospital (O. and M. 1677 Elmes, 1831). Grey Friars Court in Strype, 1721, I. iii. 195, and Dodsley, 1761. The name commeorated the Grey Friars Monastery which stood here.… …
3GREY FRIARS — the FRANCISCANS (q.v.), from their grey habit …
4Grey Friars — for the Franciscan monks, but Greyfriars College, Oxford University …
5friars — /frayarz/ An order of religious persons, of whom there were four principal branches, viz.: (1) Minors, Grey Friars, or Franciscans; (2) Augustines; (3) Dominicans, or Black Friars; (4) White Friars, or Carmelites, from whom the rest descend …
6friars — /frayarz/ An order of religious persons, of whom there were four principal branches, viz.: (1) Minors, Grey Friars, or Franciscans; (2) Augustines; (3) Dominicans, or Black Friars; (4) White Friars, or Carmelites, from whom the rest descend …
7Friars Minors — See Grey Friars …
8Order of Friars Minor — Order of Friars Minor † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Order of Friars Minor (Also known as FRANCISCANS.) This subject may be conveniently considered under the following heads: I. General History of the Order; A. First Period (1209… …
9Mendicant Friars — • Members of those religious orders which, originally, by vow of poverty renounced all proprietorship not only individually but also (and in this differing from the monks) in common, relying for support on their own work and on the charity of the …
10Order of Friars Minor (Bibliography) — Order of Friars Minor (Bibliography) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Order of Friars Minor (Bibliography) See ORDER OF FRIARS MINOR. (1) GENERAL HISTORY OF THE ORDER (SOURCES, ETC.). Note. As elsewhere throughout this article, only… …
