Editing Franciscans (section)

===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" />