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>When the Franciscan order was founded in the thirteenth century, it began
>life as the Friars Minor (Ordo Fratrum Minorum). What, praytell, is the
>origin of the designation "minor"? In particular, did this description
>come from St. Francis himself; and, if so, was it meant to denote humility?
In the First Life of St. Francis ¶ 38 Thomas of Celano says that Francis
gave the order that name because it says in the Rule 'Let them be lesser' -
see Speculum Perfectionis, ¶ 26
John Hall
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