friar

At its height, the village likely contained several hundred Potano residents, while the mission itself was home to just one European, the friar.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026

Or that Roger Bacon, an Oxford friar and one of the first to write about the optics of eyeglasses, was imprisoned for attempting to invent them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 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

"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

“But I tell you that I wasn’t there. All this that I am telling you was told to me by that friar I was telling you of, like I tdl you.”

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

Coronado, a nobleman around 30 years old, set out in early 1540 with 350 Spaniards, 1,500 indigenous allies and five friars.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026

Without a single charismatic founder, the friars developed an origin story that claimed direct ties to St Augustine himself.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 2, 2026

The lantern-making tradition evolved from nighttime processions held by Spanish friars during the 300-plus years of Madrid's colonial rule, the city government said.

From Barron's ● Dec. 19, 2025

Outside, in the bright sunshine in St Peter's Square, people mingled with priests and friars under the imposing basilica.

From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2025

And then to the friars: "You wicked wizards, you won't be able to kidnap that lovely princess and her lovely ladies in waiting!"

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios