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  • 1List of Ministers General of the Order of Friars Minor — This is a list of the ministers general of the Order of Friars Minor. Contents 1 Ministers general up to 1517 2 Ministers general of the Conventuals (OFM Conv.) 3 Ministers general of the Friars Minor (OFM) …

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  • 2Order 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… …

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  • 3Order of Friars Minor Conventuals —     Order of Friars Minor Conventuals     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Order of Friars Minor Conventuals     This is one of the three separate bodies, forming with the Friars Minor and the Capuchins what is commonly called the First Order of St.… …

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  • 4Order of Friars Minor Capuchin — Abbreviation Capuchins, O.M.Cap., O.F.M. Cap., O.S.F.C., Capuchin Franciscans Formation 1520 Type Catholic religi …

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  • 5Order 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… …

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  • 6Conventuals, Order of Friars Minor — • One of the three separate bodies, forming with the Friars Minor and the Capuchins what is commonly called the First Order of St. Francis Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …

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  • 7Order of Friars Minor — noun The Franciscans, a religious order of mendicant friars …

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  • 8Friars Minor, Order of — • History, traditions, and saints of the order Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …

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  • 9Friars Minor — Franciscan Fran*cis can, n. (R.C.Ch.) A monk or friar of the Order of St. Francis, a large and zealous order of mendicant monks founded in 1209 by St. Francis of Assisi. They are called also {Friars Minor}; and in England, {Gray Friars}, because… …

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  • 10The Roman Congregations —     The Roman Congregations     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Roman Congregations     Certain departments have been organized by the Holy See at various times to assist it in the transaction of those affairs which canonical discipline and the… …

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