Habig Footnotes 1. A member of the religious order established by St. Francis of Assisi in 1209. Franciscans are bound to a life of celibacy, obedience, and poverty.
Missionary work is one of their main activities.
Between eighty and ninety years of age. 3 Entering a religious order as an apprentice for a probationary period of time. Received his appointment as a priest and began his religious duties. A Catholic liberal arts institution founded in 1860 by the Franciscan Fathers. A fraternal society of Roman Catholic men founded in 1882.