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
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
The friar, writes Mr. Restall, portrayed Columbus as “a flawed but heroic agent of God.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
A friar who knew of his struggle encouraged him to start dating a woman, but it didn’t feel natural.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2024
Isabella d’Este pesters a friar in Florence who knows Leonardo.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
The Augustinian order suggested foreign friars leave Peru and offered Prevost a bodyguard, which he declined.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
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
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
But the friars had fallen out of favor with Emperor Joseph II in 1783.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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