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Order of Friars Minor

The Order of Friars Minor (commonly called the Franciscans, the Franciscan Order, or the Seraphic Order; postnominal abbreviation OFM) is a mendicant Catholic religious order, founded in 1209 by Francis of Assisi. The order adheres to the teachings and spiritual disciplines of the founder and of his main associates and followers, such as Clare of Assisi…

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Headquarters
General Curia Via di S. Maria Mediatrice, 2500165 Roma, Italia
Abbreviation
OFM
Formation
24 February 1209; 817 years ago (1209-02-24)
Formerly called
Order of Observant Friars Minor
Founded at
Assisi, Italy
Founder
Francis of Assisi

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related to Order of Friars Minor Capuchin · 4
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Order of Friars Minor → OFM
Formation · 1
Order of Friars Minor → 24 February 1209; 817 years ago (1209-02-24)
Formerly called · 1
Order of Friars Minor → Order of Observant Friars Minor
Founded at · 1
Order of Friars Minor → Assisi, Italy

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Order of Friars MinorAbbreviationOFM1.00infobox
Order of Friars MinorFormation24 February 1209; 817 years ago (1209-02-24)1.00infobox
Order of Friars MinorFormerly calledOrder of Observant Friars Minor1.00infobox
Order of Friars MinorFounded atAssisi, Italy1.00infobox
Order of Friars MinorFounderFrancis of Assisi1.00infobox
Order of Friars MinorHeadquartersGeneral Curia Via di S. Maria Mediatrice, 2500165 Roma, Italia1.00infobox
Order of Friars MinorLegal statusReligious institute1.00infobox
Order of Friars MinorMembers12,726 (8,771 priests) (2020)1.00infobox
Order of Friars MinorMerged intoOn 4 October 1897, the Order of Discalced Friars Minor, Order of Observant Friars Minor, Order of Friars Minor Recollect, the Order of Reformed Friars Minor, et al., were merged…1.00infobox
Order of Friars MinorMinister GeneralMassimo Fusarelli1.00infobox
Order of Friars MinorMinistryPreaching, missionary, educational, parochial, charitable works1.00infobox
Order of Friars MinorMottoLatin: Pax et bonum English: Peace and the good1.00infobox
Order of Friars MinorParent organizationCatholic Church1.00infobox
Order of Friars MinorPredecessorOrder of Observant Friars Minor1.00infobox
Order of Friars MinorSecessionsOrder of Friars Minor Conventual (1209) Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (1520)1.00infobox
Order of Friars MinorSubsidiariesSecular Franciscan Order (1221) Third Order of Saint Francis (1447)1.00infobox
Order of Friars MinorTypeMendicant Order Institute of Consecrated Life – Men1.00infobox
Order of Friars MinorWebsiteofm.org1.00infobox
Order of Friars Minoris alargest of the contemporary First Orders within the Franciscan movement.Francis began preaching around 1207 and traveled to Rome to seek approval of his order from Pope Innocent…0.90text

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