Lectionary Calendar
Friday, May 10th, 2024
the Sixth Week after Easter
the Sixth Week after Easter
Attention!
We are taking food to Ukrainians still living near the front lines. You can help by getting your church involved.
Click to donate today!
Click to donate today!
Bible Dictionaries
Friars, Mendicant
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
Search for…
or Resource Toolbox
Additional Links
(Latin: mendicare, to beg, ask alms)
Members of those religious orders which originally, by vow of poverty renounced all proprietorship individually and in common, relying for support on their own work and on charity. They did wonderful work, particularly among the very poor in the most wretched localities of the cities. The principal mendicant orders are:
- Carmelites
- Friars Minor
- Hermits of Saint Augustine
- Order of Preachers
Copyright Statement
These files are public domain.
Text Courtesy of BibleSupport.com. Used by Permission.
These files are public domain.
Text Courtesy of BibleSupport.com. Used by Permission.
Bibliography Information
Entry for 'Friars, Mendicant'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/f/friars-mendicant.html. 1910.
Entry for 'Friars, Mendicant'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/f/friars-mendicant.html. 1910.
