Franciscans
Poverty-vowing religious order
Franciscans are members of Roman Catholic religious orders founded by or modeled on the teachings of St.
Francis of Assisi in the early thirteenth century.
The orders emphasize poverty, humility, and service to the poor.
Franciscan friars, nuns, and lay members are found worldwide: The Franciscans run a homeless shelter downtown.
The adjective Franciscan describes things relating to these orders or their founder's ideals.
Address to deity
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- pietySincere religious devotion
- humilityFreedom from arrogance
simplicity · poverty · chastity · obedience · vows · asceticism · meditation · stigmata
Mendicant monks' residence
- provinceRegional administrative district
- custodyProtective care or control
- novitiateReligious training period
- formationCreation or arrangement
charism · habit · cord · sandals · tonsure · brown robe · Bonaventure · Duns Scotus
Spread religious doctrine actively
- missionPurpose-driven task
- preachDeliver religious discourse
- convertChange in form or faith
- catechizeQuestion to instruct
baptize · outreach · indigenous peoples · California missions · New World · Holy Land · martyrdom · friars
Religious seclusion dwelling
- abbeyMonastic house of worship
- cloisterCovered monastic walkway
- scriptoriumMonastery manuscript workshop
- manuscriptsHandwritten or typed originals
illuminated · scholasticism · Latin · liturgy · chant · reliquary · veneration · pilgrimage
Preaching religious order members
- AugustiniansOrder following Augustine's rule
- CarmelitesCatholic mendicant order
- BenedictinesOrder of Catholic monks
- JesuitsIgnatian Catholic religious order
Voluntary aid for others
- almsgivingGiving to the needy
- leper coloniesIsolated communities for diseased outcasts
- soup kitchensFree meal centers for poor
- social justiceFair distribution of opportunities
peace · reconciliation · ecology · service · hospitality · interfaith dialogue
prayer
Address to deity
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- pietySincere religious devotion
humility · simplicity · poverty · chastity · obedience · vows · asceticism · meditation · stigmata · mysticism
friary
Mendicant monks' residence
- provinceRegional administrative district
- custodyProtective care or control
- novitiateReligious training period
formation · charism · habit · cord · sandals · tonsure · brown robe · Bonaventure · Duns Scotus
evangelize
Spread religious doctrine actively
catechize · baptize · outreach · indigenous peoples · California missions · New World · Holy Land · martyrdom · friars · itinerant
monastery
Religious seclusion dwelling
- abbeyMonastic house of worship
- cloisterCovered monastic walkway
- scriptoriumMonastery manuscript workshop
manuscripts · illuminated · scholasticism · Latin · liturgy · chant · reliquary · veneration · pilgrimage · hermitage
Dominicans
Preaching religious order members
- AugustiniansOrder following Augustine's rule
- CarmelitesCatholic mendicant order
- BenedictinesOrder of Catholic monks
charity
Voluntary aid for others
- almsgivingGiving to the needy
- leper coloniesIsolated communities for diseased outcasts
- soup kitchensFree meal centers for poor
social justice · peace · reconciliation · ecology · service · hospitality · interfaith dialogue
- Christian CommunitiesHutterites, Amish, Mennonites, Shakers, Moravians
- Irish CatholicChristian Brothers, Sisters of Mercy, Vincentians, Dominicans, Augustinians
- Latin ChurchVatican II, liberation theology, John Paul II, papal visits, catechists
- Catholic ChurchVatican, papacy, cardinals, popes, papal
- CatholicismVatican, cardinals, pope, Holy Communion, popes
- medievalknights, castles, cathedral, kings, queens
FranciscansDominicans
Preaching religious order members
Inquisition · Jesuits · Society of Jesus · Augustinians · Carmelites
Franciscansprince-bishops
Churchmen holding political sovereignty
- San FranciscansNorthern California city residents