Franciscans (disambiguation)

Franciscans are members of the Order of Friars Minor, a Catholic religious order founded in 1209 by Francis of Assisi.

Franciscans may also refer to:

Catholic religious orders

• Order of Friars Minor, founded in 1209 by St Francis of Assisi
• Order of Saint Clare, founded in 1212 by St Clare and St Francis of Assisi
• Secular Franciscan Order, founded in 1221 by St Francis of Assisi
• Order of Friars Minor Conventual founded in 1517 by secession from Order of Friars Minor
• Order of Friars Minor Capuchin founded in 1520 by secession from Order of Friars Minor

Non-Catholic organisations

Main article: Franciscan spirituality in Protestantism

Anglicanism

• Society of St Francis, founded in 1934
  • Community of St. Francis, founded in 1905
  • Community of St. Clare, founded in 1950
  • Little Brothers of Francis, founded in 1987

Lutheranism

• Order of Lutheran Franciscans, founded after 1927

Ecumenical

• Order of Ecumenical Franciscans, founded in 1983