Franciscans

Also known as Seraphic Order, Ordo Fratrum Minorum, OFM, Minorites, Grey Friars, Franciscan, O.F.M.

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Organization.name: Franciscans
Organization.image: FrancescoCoA PioM.svg
Organization.image_size: 200px
Organization.caption: A cross, Christ's arm and Saint Francis' arm, a universal symbol of the Franciscans
Organization.founder: Francis of Assisi
Organization.leader_title: Motto
Organization.leader_name: Pax et bonum Peace and [all] good
Organization.parent_organization: Catholic Church
Organization.subsidiaries: OFM (1897)OFM Conventual (1209)OFM Capuchin (1520)Third Order of Saint Francis (1221)

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Official website: www.ofm.org
Image: Furta klasztorna.jpg

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Commons category: Franciscans
inception: 1209-00-00
name: ordre des Frères mineurs de saint François
short name: O.F.M.
start time: 1209-00-00
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Name and demographics
First Order
Second Order
Third Order
Membership
History
Beginnings
Francis's last years
Development after Francis's death
1232–1239
1239–1274
14th century
1274–1300
Persecution
Renewed controversy on the question of poverty
Separate congregations
Clareni
Minorites of Narbonne
Reform of Johannes de Vallibus
Unification
Franciscans and the Inquisition
New World missions
Contemporary organizations
First Order
Order of Friars Minor
Order of Friars Minor Conventual
Order of Friars Minor Capuchin
Second Order
Poor Clares
Third Order
Secular Franciscan Order
Third Order Regular
Third Order Regular in North America
Brothers and Sisters of Penance of St. Francis
Other tertiaries
Other Franciscan organizations
Other Christian traditions
Distinguishing characteristics
Spirituality
Visions and stigmata
Contributions to biblical scholarship
Notable members
Publications
See also
References
Notes
Sources
External links
First Order
Second Order
Third Order
Research resources
Media

The Franciscans (grey/gray friars) are a group of related organizations in the Catholic Church, founded by the Italian saint Francis of Assisi. They include three independent religious orders for men (the Order of Friars Minor being the largest contemporary male order), an order for nuns known as the Order of Saint Clare, and the Third Order of Saint Francis, a religious and secular group open to male and female members.

Franciscans adhere to the teachings and spiritual disciplines of the founder and of his main associates and followers, such as Clare of Assisi, Anthony of Padua, and Elizabeth of Hungary. Several smaller Protestant Franciscan orders have been established since the late 19th century as well, particularly in the Lutheran and Anglican traditions. Certain Franciscan communities are ecumenical in nature, having members who belong to several Christian denominations.