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  2. Rule of Saint Francis - Wikipedia

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    The rule of 1223 is the Franciscan Rule properly so called, the rule which the Friars Minor still observe. It is named by Franciscan authors "Regula bullata" or "Regula secunda." From what has been already said, it may be gathered that St. Francis successively developed his rule, adapting it to the circumstances.

  3. Order of Friars Minor - Wikipedia

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    Francis of Assisi, founder of the Order of Friars Minor; oldest known portrait in existence of the saint, dating back to St. Francis' retreat to Subiaco (1223–1224). The Order of Friars Minor (commonly called the Franciscans, the Franciscan Order, or the Seraphic Order; [2] postnominal abbreviation O.F.M.) is a mendicant Catholic religious order, founded in 1209 by Francis of Assisi.

  4. Rule of life - Wikipedia

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    The Rule of Saint Augustine stresses self-denial, moderation, and care for those in need. Jesuits follow what is called not a rule, but the constitutions composed by their founder, Ignatius of Loyola , which laid aside traditional practices such as chanting the Liturgy of the hours in favour of greater adaptability and mobility under a more ...

  5. Third Order of Saint Francis - Wikipedia

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    The Third Order of Saint Francis is a third order in the Franciscan tradition of Christianity, founded by the medieval Italian Catholic friar Francis of Assisi.. Francis founded the Third Order, originally called the Brothers and Sisters of Penance, in 1221, to accommodate men and women who, either from already being in consecrated life as hermits, or from being married, were ineligible to ...

  6. Order of Friars Minor Conventual - Wikipedia

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    Leo incorporated all the Franciscan friars who wished to observe the rule of poverty without dispensation as the Friars Minor of St. Francis, also called Friars Minor of the Regular Observance. They would have precedence over the Conventuals; he moreover conferred upon the Friars Minor the right of electing Minister General of the Whole Order ...

  7. Franciscan Rule - Wikipedia

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  8. Franciscans - Wikipedia

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    The Brothers and Sisters of Penance of St. Francis, is a private confraternity of the Catholic Church whose members strive to model their lives according to the Rule and Statutes of the Primitive Rule of the Third Order of St. Francis, which was written for lay people in 1221 by Francis of Assisi. Right now there are several hundred members ...

  9. Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate - Wikipedia

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    Their rule of life is the Regula Bullata of Saint Francis of Assisi according to the Traccia Mariana. [2] The FFI is the male branch of the Franciscans of the Immaculate, while the female branch is the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate. There is a third branch for lay people, namely the Franciscan Tertiaries of the Immaculate.