Third Order | branch of Franciscan order | Britannica (original) (raw)

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founding by Saint Francis

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  In St. Francis of Assisi: The Franciscan rule of St. Francis of Assisi

1. formed the Third Order of Brothers and Sisters of Penance, a lay fraternity that, without withdrawing from the world or taking religious vows, would carry out the principles of Franciscan life. As the friars became more numerous, the order extended outside Italy.
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Franciscan Order

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  In Franciscan: Orders
  The Third Order consists of religious and lay men and women who try to emulate St. Francis’s spirit by performing works of teaching, charity, and social service. Strictly speaking, the latter order consists of the Third Order Secular, whose lay members live in the world without…
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