Franciscan meaning

frăn-sĭs'kən
Of or relating to Saint Francis of Assisi or to the order founded by him.
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A member of an originally mendicant Roman Catholic religious order founded by St. Francis of Assisi in 1209 and dedicated to the virtues of humility and poverty. It is now divided into three independent branches.
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Of Saint Francis of Assisi.
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Designating or of the religious order founded by him in 1209: it is now divided into three branches.
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Any member of this order.
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A monk or nun belonging to the religious order founded by St Francis of Assisi.
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Pertaining to St Francis or to the Franciscans.
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Origin of franciscan

  • New Latin Franciscānus from Medieval Latin Franciscus from Saint Francis of Assisi
    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Franciscan Sentence Examples

  • Of the old castle, called Nenagh Round, dating from the time of King John, there still exists the circular donjon or keep. There are no remains of the hospital founded in 1200 for Austin canons, nor of the Franciscan friary, founded in the reign of Henry III.

  • In its vicinity is the famous place of pilgrimage Maria-Besnyd, with a fine Franciscan monastery, which contains the tombs of the Grassalkovich family.

  • The old (1678) and new (1873) episcopal palaces, the hospital, the university and the barracks (formerly a Franciscan monastery) are noteworthy examples of Spanish colonial architecture.

  • The principal buildings are the town hall, the county buildings, the assembly rooms, occupying the site of an old Franciscan monastery, three hospitals, a convalescent home, the Smyllum orphanage and the Queen Victoria Jubilee fountain.

  • Francesco, probably the earliest Franciscan church in northern Italy (1230-1298; now a prison), is a Gothic building in brick with a fine rose-window.

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