Editing Franciscans (section)

==Name and demographics==
[[File:StFrancis part.jpg|thumb|upright|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, Lazio|Subiaco]], 1223–1224.]]
The name of the original order, {{lang|la|Ordo Fratrum Minorum}} ([[Order of Friars Minor|Friars Minor]], literally 'Order of Lesser Brothers') stems from [[Francis of Assisi]]'s rejection of luxury and wealth. Francis was the son of a rich cloth merchant but gave up his wealth to pursue his faith more fully. He had cut all ties that remained with his family and pursued a life living in solidarity with his fellow brothers in Christ.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Schwaller |first1=John F. |title=Francis of Assisi: The Life by Augustine Thompson, O.P. (review) |journal=The Americas |date=2014 |volume=71 |issue=2 |pages=379–380 |id={{Project MUSE|555981}} |doi=10.1353/tam.2014.0136 |s2cid=142650555 }}</ref> 

In other words, he abandoned his life among the wealthy and aristocratic classes (or ''majori'') to live like the poor and peasants (''minori''). Francis adopted the simple tunic worn by peasants as the [[religious habit]] for his order and had others who wished to join him do the same. Those who joined him became the original Order of Friars Minor.{{refn|name=sbf}}

===First Order===
The First Order or the Order of Friars Minor, or '''Seraphic Order<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/all-saints-of-the-seraphic-order-feast-733 | title=All Saints of the Seraphic Order (Feast) |website=Catholic News Agency}}</ref>''' are commonly called simply the '''Franciscans'''. This order is a [[Mendicant orders|mendicant]] [[Religious order (Catholic)|religious order]] of men, some of whom trace their origin to Francis of Assisi.<ref name="Fordham">{{cite web |url=http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/stfran-rule.html |title=The rule of the Franciscan Order from the Medieval Sourcebook |publisher=Fordham.edu |date=1999-09-22 |access-date=2013-06-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527092111/http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/stfran-rule.html |archive-date=2013-05-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Their official [[Latin]] name is the {{lang|la|Ordo Fratrum Minorum}}.<ref name="ceofm">{{CathEncy|author=Paschal Robinson|wstitle=Order of Friars Minor}}</ref> Francis thus referred to his followers as "Fraticelli", meaning "Little Brothers". Franciscan brothers are informally called '''friars''' or the '''Minorites'''.<ref name="cefran">{{CathEncy|author=Paschal Robinson|wstitle=Franciscan Order}}</ref>

The modern organization of the Friars Minor comprises three separate families or groups, each considered a religious order in its own right under its own minister general and particular type of governance. They all live according to a body of regulations known as the [[Rule of Saint Francis]].<ref name="Fordham" />
* The [[Order of Friars Minor]], also known as the Observants, are most commonly simply called '''Franciscan friars''',<ref name="Fordham" /> official name: Friars Minor (OFM).<ref name="cefran" />
* The [[Order of Friars Minor Capuchin]] or simply '''Capuchins''',<ref name="Fordham" /> official name: Friars Minor Capuchin (OFM Cap.).<ref name="cefran" />
* The [[Order of Friars Minor Conventual]] or simply '''Minorites''',<ref name="Fordham" /> official name: Friars Minor Conventual (OFM Conv.).<ref name="cefran" />

===Second Order===
[[File:Ribalta-san francisco-prado.jpg|thumb|upright|''[[Francis of Assisi|Saint Francis]] Comforted by a Musician Angel'', by [[Francesc Ribalta|Francisco Ribalta]]]]
The Second Order, most commonly called '''[[Poor Clares]]''' in English-speaking countries, consists of one branch of religious sisters. The order is called the Order of St. Clare (OSC). Prior to 1263 they were called "The Poor Ladies", "The Poor Enclosed Nuns", and "The Order of San Damiano".<ref>See {{cite book|first=Maria Pia |last=Alberzoni|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uUcmAQAAIAAJ|title=Clare of Assisi and the Poor Sisters in the Thirteenth Century|location=St. Bonaventure, NY|publisher=Franciscan Institute|year=2004|isbn=978-1576591956}}</ref>

===Third Order===
The Franciscan [[third order]], known as the [[Third Order of Saint Francis]], has many men and women members, separated into two main branches:
* The '''[[Secular Franciscan Order]]''', OFS, originally known as the Brothers and Sisters of Penance or Third Order of Penance, try to live the ideals of the movement in their daily lives outside of [[Religious institute|religious institutes]].
* Members of the '''Third Order Regular''' (TOR) live in religious communities under the traditional [[religious vows]]. They grew out of the Secular Franciscan Order.

=== Membership ===
The 2013 {{lang|la|[[Annuario Pontificio]]}} gave the following figures for the membership of the principal male Franciscan orders:.<ref name="ReferenceA">''Annuario Pontificio per l'anno 2022'' (Citta del Vaticano: Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2022, pp. 1386–1387.</ref>
* OFM: 1,915 communities. 12,476 members, including 8,512 priests.
* OFM Conv.: 572 communities. 3,981 members, including 2,777 priests.
* OFM Cap.: 1,542 communities. 10,355 members, including 6,796 priests.
* TOR: 147 communities. 813 members, including 581 priests.

The coat of arms that is a universal symbol of Franciscan "contains the [[Tau cross]], with two crossed arms: Christ's right hand with the nail wound and Francis' left hand with the [[stigmata]] wound."<ref name=sbf>{{cite web|url=https://www.sbfranciscans.org/faqs-ask-friar|title=Do the Franciscans have a coat or arms like many other religious orders?|publisher=Franciscan Friars: Province of Santa Barbara|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222055739/https://www.sbfranciscans.org/faqs-ask-friar|archive-date=2014-02-22}}</ref>