Editing Franciscans (section)

===Notable members===
The Franciscan order boasts a number of distinguished members. From its first century can be cited the three great scholastics [[Alexander of Hales]], [[Bonaventure]], and [[John Duns Scotus]], the "Doctor of Wonders" [[Roger Bacon]], and the well-known mystic authors and popular preachers [[David of Augsburg]] and [[Bertold von Regensburg|Berthold of Regensburg]].

During the Middle Ages noteworthy members included [[Nicholas of Lyra]], Biblical commentator [[Bernardino of Siena]], philosopher [[William of Ockham]], preachers [[John of Capistrano]], [[Oliver Maillard]], and [[Michel Menot]], and historians [[Luke Wadding]] and [[Antoine Pagi]].

In the field of Christian art during the later Middle Ages, the Franciscan movement exercised considerable influence, especially in Italy. The influence of Franciscan ideals shows in several great painters of the 13th and 14th centuries, especially [[Cimabue]] and [[Giotto]], who, though they were not friars, were spiritual sons of Francis in the wider sense. It is also seen in the plastic masterpieces of Giotto, as well as the architectural conceptions of both himself and his school. The Italian Gothic style, whose earliest important monument is the great convent church at [[Basilica of San Francesco d'Assisi|Assisi]], built 1228–1253, was cultivated as a rule principally by members of the order or men under their influence.

The early spiritual poetry of Italy was partially inspired by Francis himself, who was followed by [[Thomas of Celano]], [[Bonaventure]], and [[Jacopone da Todi]]. Through a tradition which held him to have been a member of the Franciscan Third Order, even [[Dante Alighieri|Dante]] may be included within this artistic tradition, cf. especially ''[[The Divine Comedy#Paradiso|Paradiso]]'', xi. 50.

Other famous members of the Franciscan family include [[Anthony of Padua]], [[François Rabelais]], [[Alexander of Hales]], [[Giovanni da Pian del Carpini]], [[Pio of Pietrelcina]], [[Maximilian Kolbe]], [[Pasquale Sarullo]], [[Mamerto Esquiú]], [[Gabriele Allegra]], [[Junipero Serra]], [[Simpliciano of the Nativity]], [[Mychal F. Judge]], [[Angelico Chavez]], [[Anton Docher]], [[Joseph of Cupertino]], [[Benedict Groeschel]] and [[Leonard of Port Maurice]].

During the "spiritual conquest" of New Spain, 1523–1572, the arrival of the first group of Franciscans, the [[Twelve Apostles of Mexico]], included [[Martín de Valencia]], but more prominently for his corpus of writings on the earliest years was [[Toribio de Benavente Motolinia]]. Other important Franciscans are [[Alonso de Molina]], [[Andrés de Olmos]], and [[Bernardino de Sahagún]], who all created texts in indigenous language of [[Nahuatl]] to aid friars in the [[History of the Catholic Church in Mexico|evangelization of Mexico]]. [[Geronimo de Mendieta]], [[Augustin de Vetancourt]], and [[Fray Juan de Torquemada|Juan de Torquemada]] are important contributors to the [[history of the Franciscans in central Mexico]].<ref>''Handbook of Middle American Indians, Vol. 13: Guide to Ethnohistorical Sources, Pt. 2.'' [[Howard F. Cline]] (ed.).  Austin: University of Texas Press, 1973, pp. 142–143, 186–239, 256–275.</ref>

A modern notable member is [[Casey Cole]], an American [[Franciscan]] [[friar]], [[Catholic priest]], writer, and blogger. Cole runs his own online blog and YouTube channel<ref>{{Cite web |title=Breaking In The Habit |url=https://www.youtube.com/c/BreakingInTheHabit |access-date=2023-01-18 |website=YouTube}}</ref> called ''Breaking in the Habit''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Breaking In The Habit |url=https://breakinginthehabit.org/ |access-date=2023-01-18 |website=Breaking In The Habit |language=en}}</ref> and is the author of the books ''Let Go: Seven Stumbling Blocks to Christian Discipleship'' and ''Called: What Happens After Saying Yes to God''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hayes |first=Maria |date=2019-02-20 |title=Priestly Ordination of Casey Cole Set for June 22 |url=https://hnp.org/priestly-ordination-of-casey-cole-set-for-june-22/ |access-date=2023-01-18 |website=Holy Name Province |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-12-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202101040/https://hnp.org/priestly-ordination-of-casey-cole-set-for-june-22/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hayes |first=Maria |date=2018-04-03 |title=Casey Cole Writes First Book |url=https://hnp.org/casey-cole-writes-first-book/ |access-date=2023-01-18 |website=Holy Name Province |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-12-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208121720/https://hnp.org/casey-cole-writes-first-book/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>