Term

Spiritual Franciscans

A branch of the Franciscan Order that insisted on a return to the austerity required by the Rule of Francis of Assisi.

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Definition

A branch of the Franciscan Order that insisted on a return to the austerity required by the Rule of Francis of Assisi.

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Sources

  1. 1.Jerald C. Brauer and B. A. Gerrish, ed. The Westminster Dictionary of Church History. (Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1971). 784Original citation: Brauer, Jerald C., and B. A. Gerrish, eds. The Westminster Dictionary of Church History. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1971, 784.

Last revised August 14, 2026