friar
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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
Saint Augustine and the Dominican friar who baptized me.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 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
How could he wake the weary friar without noise?
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
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
"Direct contact with nature gave the friars legitimacy, special spiritual powers and access to valuable natural resources including timber, crops and wild animals," Dr. Ilko says.
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
Shrewdly, they try to shift the terms of the argument to more congenial rhetorical ground—an approach that will force the friars to treat them as equals.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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