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Also known as Frater, mendicant friar, Frate, Roman Catholic friar, Brother, mendicant
thumb|upright|A group of friars; novices of the Order of Augustinian Recollects at the Monastery of Monteagudo in 2006 A friar is a member of one of the mendicant orders in the Catholic Church. There are also friars outside of the Catholic Church, such as within the Evangelical-Lutheran Churches and Anglican Communion. The term, first used in the 12th or 13th century, distinguishes the mendicants' itinerant apostolic character, exercised broadly under the jurisdiction of a superior general, from the older monastic orders' allegiance to a single monastery formalized by their vow of stability. A
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Within Vinony's link graph, 修道士 is referenced by 2,430 other articles, and connects out to superior general, Third Order of Saint Francis and saint.
It is catalogued under topics including 12th-century neologisms, Catholicism in the Middle Ages and Christian religious occupations.
Its subject is documented across 36 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Part of
- mendicant order
- Image
- Monaco andante.JPG
- Said to be same as
- religious brother
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- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- topic's main category
- Category:Roman Catholic friars
- Commons category
- Roman Catholic friars
- different from
- canon regular
- male form of label
- brat
- has characteristic
- begging
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