Third Order Secular of St. Francis
Brotherhood of lay Catholic men and women within the Franciscan Order founded by Saint Francis in 1209 and approved by Pope Nicholas IV in 1221 that did not require solemn vows, but based their lives on the Rule of Saint Francis. The Third Secular Order of Saint Francis was reorganized as the Secular Franciscan Order by Pope Paul VI in 1978.
- HMML ID
- 383628655100
- PURL
- LC name
- Third Order Secular of St. Francis
- HMML name
- Third Order Secular of St. Francis
- Library of Congress
- VIAF
Variants
- Franciscans. Third Order Secular
- Franciszkański Zakon Świeckich
- Third Order Secular of Saint Francis
- Tiers-Ordre de Saint-François
- Tiers-Ordre franciscain
- V.O.T. de N.S.P. San Francisco de Asís
- Venerable Orden Tercera de Nuestro Padre S. Francisco de Asís
Organization information
- Organization type
- Brotherhoods
- Foundation date
- 1221
- Dissolution date
- 1978
- Centuries
- 13th century CE ● 14th century CE ● 15th century CE ● 16th century CE ● 17th century CE ● 18th century CE ● 19th century CE ● 20th century CE
- Languages
- Fields of activity
Organization relationships
- Parent organizations
- Successors
Preferred citation
"Third Order Secular of St. Francis." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified July 29, 2024. https://w3id.org/haf/organization/383628655100
Change notes
- Date added
- 2021-05-27
- Last edited
- 2024-07-29