friar
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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
"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
Later, while the good friar cared for him, rubbing his legs and back, working the muscles of his hands and arms, he said, “I was tired, but now I feel better. You are very kind.”
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
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