A friar is a member of one of the mendicant orders in the Catholic Church. There are also friars outside of the Catholic Church, such as within the Evangelical-Lutheran Churches and Anglican Communion
A group of friars; novices of the Order of Augustinian Recollects at the Monastery of Monteagudo in 2006
Conventual Franciscans in their variant grey habits
The Franciscans are a group of related organizations in the Catholic Church, founded by the Italian saint Francis of Assisi. They include three independent religious orders for men, an order for nuns
Francis of Assisi, founder of the Order of Friars Minor. The oldest known portrait in existence of Francis, dating back to his retreat to Subiaco, 1223–1224.
Saint Francis Comforted by a Musician Angel, by Francisco Ribalta
Regula bullata, the rule confirmed by Pope Honorius III
A dream of Innocent III and the Confirmation of the Rule of Saint Francis, Benozzo Gozzoli