O.F.M.
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O.F.M. is the abbreviation for the Order of Friars Minor, a Roman Catholic mendicant religious order founded by St. Francis of Assisi.
All labels observed (3)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T861693 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: O.F.M. Context triple: [S.J., relatedAbbreviation, O.F.M.]
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A.
OFC
OFC is the Oceania Football Confederation, the governing body for association football in the Oceania region and one of FIFA’s six continental confederations.
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B.
Unitas Fratrum
Unitas Fratrum, also known as the Moravian Church, is a historic Protestant denomination originating in the 15th century Bohemian Reformation and now organized as a worldwide Christian communion.
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C.
Dominican friars
Dominican friars are members of the Catholic religious order formally known as the Order of Preachers, founded by Saint Dominic and dedicated to preaching, teaching, and theological scholarship.
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D.
Marist Brothers
The Marist Brothers are a Roman Catholic religious congregation founded in 1817 by Saint Marcellin Champagnat, dedicated primarily to the Christian education of youth around the world.
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E.
Congregation of Holy Cross
The Congregation of Holy Cross is a Roman Catholic religious order of priests and brothers known for its global work in education, parish ministry, and missionary service.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: O.F.M. Target entity description: O.F.M. is the abbreviation for the Order of Friars Minor, a Roman Catholic mendicant religious order founded by St. Francis of Assisi.
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A.
OFC
OFC is the Oceania Football Confederation, the governing body for association football in the Oceania region and one of FIFA’s six continental confederations.
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B.
Unitas Fratrum
Unitas Fratrum, also known as the Moravian Church, is a historic Protestant denomination originating in the 15th century Bohemian Reformation and now organized as a worldwide Christian communion.
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C.
Dominican friars
Dominican friars are members of the Catholic religious order formally known as the Order of Preachers, founded by Saint Dominic and dedicated to preaching, teaching, and theological scholarship.
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D.
Marist Brothers
The Marist Brothers are a Roman Catholic religious congregation founded in 1817 by Saint Marcellin Champagnat, dedicated primarily to the Christian education of youth around the world.
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E.
Congregation of Holy Cross
The Congregation of Holy Cross is a Roman Catholic religious order of priests and brothers known for its global work in education, parish ministry, and missionary service.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic religious order
ⓘ
mendicant order ⓘ religious order abbreviation ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
O.F.M.
ⓘ
OFM ⓘ
linked to:
O.F.M.
|
| alsoKnownAs |
Franciscan Friars
ⓘ
linked to:
Franciscan Order
Friars Minor ⓘ
linked to:
Order of Friars Minor
|
| belongsTo |
First Order of Franciscans
ⓘ
linked to:
Order of Friars Minor
|
| charism | living the Gospel in poverty ⓘ |
| clergyType | friars ⓘ |
| denotes | a friar of the Order of Friars Minor ⓘ |
| ecclesiasticalStatus | clerical religious institute of pontifical right ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Francis of Assisi
ⓘ
linked to:
Saint Francis of Assisi
|
| founder |
St. Francis of Assisi
ⓘ
linked to:
Saint Francis of Assisi
|
| hasBranch |
Order of Friars Minor Capuchin
ⓘ
Order of Friars Minor Conventual ⓘ |
| language | Latin-based abbreviation ⓘ |
| membershipGender | male ⓘ |
| mendicantPractice |
dependence on alms
ⓘ
itinerant preaching ⓘ |
| parentTradition |
Catholicism
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| patronSaint |
St. Francis of Assisi
ⓘ
linked to:
Saint Francis of Assisi
|
| primaryMission |
preaching the Gospel
ⓘ
service to the poor ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| religiousContext |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| religiousFamily |
Franciscan
ⓘ
linked to:
Franciscan Order
|
| ruleFollowed |
Rule of St. Francis
ⓘ
linked to:
Rule of Saint Francis
|
| spirituality | Franciscan spirituality ⓘ |
| standsFor | Order of Friars Minor ⓘ |
| tradition |
Latin Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin Church worldwide
|
| type | male religious institute ⓘ |
| usedAs | postnominal letters for members of the Order of Friars Minor ⓘ |
| usesPostnominalLetters | O.F.M. ⓘ |
| vows |
chastity
ⓘ
obedience ⓘ poverty ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: O.F.M. Description of subject: O.F.M. is the abbreviation for the Order of Friars Minor, a Roman Catholic mendicant religious order founded by St. Francis of Assisi.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
O.F.M.
subject linked to:
O.F.M.
linked to: O.F.M.
linked to: O.F.M.
subject linked to:
Franciscan (in many retellings)
linked to: O.F.M.