Franciscans
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Franciscans were founded by Francis of Assisi.
Key Facts
- Religion or worldview: Catholic Church[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Assisi[4]
- Country: Italy[5]
- Instance of: former entity[6], umbrella term[7], organization[8], religious order[9], Catholic order[10]
- Founder: Francis of Assisi[11]
- Named after: Francis of Assisi[12]
- Commons category: Franciscans[13]
- Field of this occupation: Franciscan spirituality[14]
- Has part(s): Franciscan friar[15], Third Order of Saint Francis[16], Poor Clares[17], Order of Friars Minor[18]
- Inception: 1209[19]
- Start time: 1209[20]
- Official website: http://www.ofm.org[21]
- Topic's main category: Category:Franciscans[22]
- Main subject: lifestance organisation[23]
- Described by source: Vlastenský slovník historický[24], Otto's encyclopedia[25], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[26], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[27], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[28], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[29], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[30], Encyclopædia Britannica First Edition[31], The New Student's Reference Work[32], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[33], Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[34]
- Replaced by: Order of Friars Minor[35], Conventual Franciscans[36]
- Topic has template: Šablona:Františkáni[37]
- Motto: Peace and Goodness[38]
- Short name: O.F.M.[39]
- Owner of: Ognissanti Church[40], San Francisco Church[41], Hermano Pedro's Hospital[42], Colegio San Buenaventura[43]
- Different from: Order of Friars Minor[44], Conventual Franciscans[45], Order of Friars Minor Capuchin[46]
- Uses: Rule of Saint Francis[47]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Franciscans include Third Order of Saint Francis[48], a Catholic order[49], founded in 1201[50]; Franziskaner-Brauerei[51], a brewery[52], in Germany[53], founded in 1363[54], headquartered in Munich[55]; and Munkbron[56], a square[57], in Sweden[58].
Why It Matters
Franciscans has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] Franciscans is known by 211 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]
Franciscans has been cited as an influence by Joachimites[61], a religious movement[62].
Entities named for Franciscans include Third Order of Saint Francis[48], a Catholic order[49], founded in 1201[50]; Franziskaner-Brauerei[51], a brewery[52], in Germany[53], founded in 1363[54], headquartered in Munich[55]; and Munkbron[56], a square[57], in Sweden[58].
FAQs
Who did Franciscans influence?
Franciscans has been cited as an influence by Joachimites[61].