friar
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Pope mania is in evidence throughout Chiclayo, which is dotted with murals of the Augustinian friar.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
The expedition grew out of the false assurances of a Franciscan friar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 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
A theologian who later became a Dominican friar, he revolutionised Church teachings with his 1971 book Theology of Liberation.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2024
“He’s a begging friar of the Franciscan rule,” Bear said.
From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi
The Cordillera mountain region's animist residents adopted Christianity only after Spain ceded the Philippines to the United States in 1898, four centuries after Spanish friars had converted the people of the coasts to Catholicism.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
Just out of curiosity, I did a bit of research on Cambridge and found that Franciscan friars laid the first water pipes in 1325, and the modern water system went into the ground in 1855.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 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
"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 friars and students around the children shifted eagerly and tried to peer over one another to see who was coming.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
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