Franciscan Order

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Catholic religious order mendicant order

The Franciscan Order is a Catholic religious order founded by St. Francis of Assisi, known for its vows of poverty, missionary work, and dedication to serving the poor and marginalized.

Aliases (11)

Order of Friars Minor ×18
Franciscans ×15
Franciscan friars ×4
Franciscan ×2
Spanish Franciscans ×2
Bernardine (Observant Franciscan) order ×1
Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land ×1
Franciscan Province of Saint Barbara ×1
Franciscan family ×1
Franciscan movement ×1
Franciscan order (traditionally attributed) ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic religious order → mendicant order →
charism	missionary work → peace and reconciliation → service to the poor → simplicity of life →
emphasis	care for creation → imitation of Christ → solidarity with the marginalized →
focus	education → health care ministry → pastoral work → preaching → social justice →
foundedBy	Francis of Assisi →
genderComposition	male religious →
hasBranch	Order of Friars Minor → Order of Friars Minor Capuchin → Order of Friars Minor Conventual → Second Order of Saint Francis → Third Order of Saint Francis →
hasMotto	Pax et Bonum →
hasVow	chastity → obedience → poverty →
includes	friars → lay members → nuns →
lifestyle	mendicant →
namedAfter	Francis of Assisi →
operates	hospitals → missions → parishes → schools → social service centers → universities →
regionServed	worldwide →
religiousTradition	Catholic Church →
ruleOfLife	Rule of Saint Francis →
spirituality	Franciscan spirituality →
theologicalOrientation	emphasis on incarnation → emphasis on mercy → emphasis on poverty →
veneratedSaint	Anthony of Padua → Bonaventure → Clare of Assisi → Francis of Assisi → Padre Pio →

Referenced by (79)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Basilica and Convent of San Francisco ("Order of Friars Minor") → Basilica and Convent of San Francisco ("Franciscans") → Basilica of Santa Croce, Florence ("Franciscans") → Duns Scotus ("Order of Friars Minor") → Greyfriars, Newgate, London ("Order of Friars Minor") → Greyfriars, Newgate, London ("Franciscans") → José Rodríguez Carballo ("Franciscans") → Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo → Mission San Fernando Rey de España → Mission San Luis Rey de Francia → Mission San Luis de Apalachee ("Franciscans") → Mission San Rafael Arcángel ("Franciscans") → Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes ("Franciscans") → Pope Sixtus IV ("Franciscan") → Roger Bacon → Spanish America ("Franciscans") →	religiousOrder
Greyfriars, Newgate, London ("Order of Friars Minor") → Mission Espada → Mission San Diego de Alcalá → Mission San Francisco de Asís → Mission San José → Mission San Miguel Arcángel → Mission Santa Barbara → Mission Santa Clara de Asís → Mission Santa Clara de Asís ("Spanish Franciscans") → Santa Barbara Mission ("Spanish Franciscans") → Santa Barbara Mission → Spanish missions in California →	foundedBy
Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros ("Order of Friars Minor") → Junípero Serra ("Order of Friars Minor") → Junípero Serra → Pope Sixtus IV ("Order of Friars Minor") → Saint Anthony of Padua ("Order of Friars Minor") → Saint Anthony of Padua → Sixtus V ("Order of Friars Minor") →	memberOf
Christ Church, Newgate Street, London → Churches and Convents of Goa → Tau cross → Tomb of Saint Francis of Assisi ("Order of Friars Minor") → Tomb of Saint Francis of Assisi →	associatedWith
Mission San Antonio de Padua → Mission San Juan Bautista → Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa → The Alamo →	foundingOrder
Mission Concepción ("Order of Friars Minor") → Mission San Francisco Solano → Mission San Miguel Arcángel ("Order of Friars Minor") →	foundingReligiousOrder
Francis of Assisi ("Order of Friars Minor") → Francis of Assisi →	founded
Basilica of the Annunciation ("Franciscans") →	administeredBy
Mission Santa Barbara ("Franciscan Province of Saint Barbara") →	affiliation
Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park ("Bernardine (Observant Franciscan) order") →	associatedWithOrder
Roman Catholic Church in Peru ("Franciscans") →	associatedWithReligiousOrder
Capuchin friars ("Order of Friars Minor") →	branchOf
Mission San Gabriel Arcángel ("Franciscan friars") →	builder
Mission San Francisco de Asís ("Franciscan friars") →	clergyType
The Marriage of the Virgin ("Franciscan order (traditionally attributed)") →	commissionedBy
Mission Santa Clara de Asís ("Franciscan") →	denomination
Latin West ("Franciscans") →	dominantMendicantOrders
Mission San Rafael Arcángel →	founder
Franciscan Order ("Order of Friars Minor") →	hasBranch
Church of the Holy Sepulchre ("Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land") →	hasCustodyRole
Mission Santa Clara de Asís ("Order of Friars Minor") →	hasReligiousOrder
Assisi ("Order of Friars Minor") →	hasReligiousOrderFoundedByNative
Catholic universities ("Franciscans") →	mayBeSponsoredBy
José Rodríguez Carballo ("Order of Friars Minor") →	memberOfOrder
Catholic Church in the Americas ("Franciscans") →	missionaryOrder
Cochimí people ("Franciscans") →	missionizationBy
Saint Clare of Assisi ("Franciscan movement") →	movement
Mission Santa Barbara ("Franciscan friars") →	operatedBy
Riddarholmen Church →	order
Capuchin friars ("Franciscan family") →	partOf
House of della Rovere →	patronage
IHS monogram →	promotedBy
Capuchin friars →	reformOf
Portuguese America ("Franciscans") →	religiousOrderActive
Mission San Luis Rey de Francia →	restoredBy
Pope Gregory IX →	supported
Tau cross ("Franciscan friars") →	usedBy