friar

Example Sentences

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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

The friar, writes Mr. Restall, portrayed Columbus as “a flawed but heroic agent of God.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

“I have encountered women who have drawn this out for 30 years,” said the Rev. Julián Cruzalta, a Dominican friar and one of the founders of Catholics for the Right to Decide.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 16, 2023

He obediently ate what the friar fed him.

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