friar

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As Mr. McGurn observes, it’s ironic that Pope Leo, previously an Augustinian friar, disregards the seminal work on just-war philosophy by his order’s namesake.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

Cesareo, a Franciscan friar, said the "damaged" and "consumed" state of the bones showed that St Francis "gave himself completely" to his life's work.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

One of the earliest collections of Augustinian biographies she studied was written by a Florentine friar in the 1320s.

From Science Daily • Feb. 2, 2026

"His family were in finance and they were working really temporarily in London," says Father Paul Addison, a friar at the church.

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2025

The friar was to be lodged in a little room over the chapel in the inner ward of the castle, and John-go-in-the-Wynd was given quarters over the outer entrance gate.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli