medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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On Sun, 17 Mar 2002 19:09:57 -0500, you wrote:
>medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
>
>Ave, Sapientes....
>
>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?
>
>--Christopher
Yes. Francis began to call his band of followers the "Order of Little
Brothers", to distinguish them from what he saw as the greater orders.
Gordon
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