Franciscans in a sentence

Cortés and the Franciscans had a particularly strong alliance in Mexico, with Franciscans seeing him as "the new Moses" for conquering Mexico and opening it to Christian evangelization.

Poll after poll finds that San Franciscans are dissatisfied with the state of crime in the city.

San Franciscans were abruptly woken up to a tornado alert from the National Weather Service in the early hours of the morning.

The Franciscans are responsible for the care of the most important Christian sanctuaries, visited by thousands of pilgrims every year, including the church where the empty tomb of Christ is found.

Also, whether a priest takes a vow of poverty relates to his sect of Catholicism, Franciscans are especially known for it which is why Pope Francis took the name even though he is actually a Jesuit.

A total of 21 missions were established by the Franciscans, nine of them under the tenure of Serra; he personally founded six missions.

The city doesn’t need an app to remedy this issue, but it does need to launch some updates to make it easier for San Franciscans of all sorts to get involved.

Gannon also said the Franciscans have no intention of enforcing the confidentiality clauses, noting that La Jarvis and his cousins have discussed the settlements among themselves.

If you're one of the San Franciscans who's been duped into leaning down to pick up what looks like a single AirPod on the sidewalk this week, then you'll realize by now that you've been pranked.

The Franciscans of Mary received pontifical approval from Pope Benedict XVI on March 25, 2007, the Feast of the Annunciation of the Lord, the day on which Mary said her “yes” to the incarnation of Jesus.

What do San Franciscans think about all this?

A second book in the series, “Voice of Empathy: Franciscan Media in the United States” by Idiana University professor Raymond Haberski, Jr., will also be published in April and will feature Cincinnati-area Franciscans.

At this time, the city also was home to houses of the Carmelites (Whitefriars) and Franciscans (Greyfriars), the latter of which surviving in modified form as the chapel of Marischal College as late as the early 20th century.

Enterprising San Franciscans turned the abandoned ships into warehouses, stores, taverns, hotels, and one into a jail.

Even while a cardinal he was allowed to remain as Minister General of the Franciscans until the next general chapter.

For forty-five years the Jesuits were the only missionaries in Asia, but the Franciscans also began proselytizing in Asia as well.

Franciscan Geronimo de Mendieta claimed that Cortés's most important deed was the way he met this first group of Franciscans.

Frater Bonaventure was invited to select four Franciscans to accompany the Legation as Nuncios.

Greyfriars Monastery (Gråbrødre Kloster) was founded by the Franciscans in 1279.

He also had responsibility as an Inquisitor, a task for which popes considered Franciscans and Dominicans especially suited.