Grey Friars

E335144
Franciscan friars mendicant religious order members

Grey Friars were members of the Franciscan religious order, known for their grey habits and commitment to poverty and preaching throughout medieval Europe.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Carmarthen Greyfriars 1
Grey Friars canonical 1
Grey Friars, Leicester city centre 1

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Franciscan friars ⓘ
mendicant religious order members ⓘ
activity care for the poor ⓘ
itinerant ministry ⓘ
missionary work ⓘ
preaching ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Franciscan Order ⓘ
surface form: Franciscans

Order of Friars Minor ⓘ
surface form: Friars Minor
associatedWith friaries ⓘ
medieval universities ⓘ
canonicalStatus religious institute of pontifical right ⓘ
clergyStatus regular clergy ⓘ
colorOfHabit grey ⓘ
distinguishedFrom Blackfriars ⓘ
surface form: Black Friars

White Friars ⓘ
emphasis apostolic poverty ⓘ
humility ⓘ
preaching repentance ⓘ
followsRule Rule of Saint Francis ⓘ
foundedBy Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ
surface form: Francis of Assisi
foundedInCentury 13th century ⓘ
gender male religious ⓘ
habitColor grey or brown ⓘ
influencedBy Gospel poverty ideals ⓘ
lifestyle mendicant ⓘ
namedAfter color of their habit ⓘ
originCountry Italy ⓘ
parentOrganization Franciscan Order ⓘ
partOf mendicant movement ⓘ
periodActive Middle Ages ⓘ
purpose evangelization ⓘ
service to the marginalized ⓘ
regionServed medieval Europe ⓘ
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Catholic Church
religiousOrder Order of Friars Minor ⓘ
roleInSociety education ⓘ
pastoral care ⓘ
urban preaching ⓘ
spiritualTradition Franciscan spirituality ⓘ
vow chastity ⓘ
obedience ⓘ
poverty ⓘ
wears habit ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Greyfriars, Newgate, London → namedAfter → Grey Friars ⓘ
Christ Church, Newgate Street, London → associatedWith → Grey Friars ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greyfriars
Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond → burialPlace → Grey Friars ⓘ
this entity surface form: Carmarthen Greyfriars
Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March → burialPlace → Grey Friars ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greyfriars, Coventry
Greyfriars Church, Leicester → modernAddressArea → Grey Friars ⓘ
this entity surface form: Grey Friars, Leicester city centre
Owen Tudor → burialPlace → Grey Friars ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greyfriars, Hereford