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29 Nov 1342: Having been deposed by John XXII and excommunicated, Michael of Cesena, Minister General of the #Franciscans died #otd at Munich (PHGCOM)

Niamh Bernadette Jun 16

Maria for #monochromemonday

This is the garden of a Franciscan convent here in Bologna. It was open during "Diverdeinverde" - where you could visit some.private gardens. Funny thing is, there's a plaque that says this is where the Franciscan sisters come on holiday! I knew Bologna was a tourist destination but not that it was a hotspot for the clergy! 😂✨

#photography #amateurphotography #statue #greyscale #dark #moody #garden #urbangarden #convent #stonework #architecture #bologna #italia #franciscans #blackandwhite #bnw #monochrome #trees #shadows #blackandwhitephotography #italy #europe #travel

jdmccafferty Jun 11

1 June 1509: Catherine of #Aragon marries Henry VIII in the chapel of the Observant #Franciscans at #Greenwich #otd (NPG)

A 25 year union.

Cliff Mar 23

All religion is horrible and a pox on humanity… but if we've got to have it, I want observant #Franciscans to be the only ones in positions of power.

#PopeFrancis isn't perfect, but he's a damn sight better than the fuckers I've learned about for the last few hundred years.

Don Watkins Feb 11

Rooftop view of the valley below #Assisi looking towards the #Portiuncula. #May2019 on #pilgrimage with #Franciscans

RTE News Headlines Jan 23

[17:50] Friary sit-in by Clonmel prayer group due to end tonight

Members of a prayer group who are staging a sit-in at the Franciscans-owned friary in Clonmel in Co Tipperary have agreed to end their protest later today.

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0123/1492564-clonmel-protest/

#Franciscans #Clonmel #CoTipperary #latertoday

RTE News Headlines Jan 17

[12:30] Prayer group vows to continue sit-in at Clonmel friary

Members of a prayer group who are staging a sit-in at the Franciscans-owned friary in Clonmel since the beginning of the year say they are resolute and determined to continue their action despite legal proceedings being issued against them for trespass.

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0117/1491431-clonmel-protest/

#Franciscans #Clonmel #thebeginningoftheyear

jdmccafferty Jul 9, 2024

9 July 1572: The Gorkum Massacre - hanging of 19 #Dutch Catholic clerics, predominantly #Franciscans in the town of Brielle / Den Briel by Calvinists #otd These included Willehad of #Denmark who'd fled the closure of the religious houses in that country #badmove (Rijksmuseum)