Archive for the ‘Franciscan Friars’ Category

The Franciscans History in Wisconsin

Tuesday, August 9th, 2011

A church acting group at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Stillwater, Wisconsin are bringing the Franciscans history to life as they perform the play "Solanus" this month. The production wa…

History of Franciscans

Sunday, March 6th, 2011

The history of Franciscans is a very diverse one. For those of you that do not know what a Franciscan is; they are a group brought together by Saint Francis of Assisi. It is originally affiliated with…

Learning About Franciscans

Saturday, February 12th, 2011

Saint Francis of Assisi is known to be the patron saint of the Franciscan order and to this very day it is one religious faction of the Roman Catholic order that lives by hard and fast rules that were…

New Franciscan Exec Director at Mission San Luis

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

Father David Gaa has been formerly announced as the new Executive Director of Mission San Luis Rey. The Mission is operated by the Franciscan Friars of the Province of Saint Barbara, and it is well re…

Franciscan- A literary Order

Thursday, June 17th, 2010

As a literary order the Franciscans have chiefly been eminent in theological sciences. The great school of Scotists takes its name from John Duns Scotus, Fransiccan friars, and it has been the pride …

Franciscan Friars History

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

Franciscans are also called Minorites or Lesser Brethren, a religious order of the Roman Catholic Church, founded in 1208 by St. Francis of Assisi. Some idea of the extra ordinary extension of the re…