Third Order of Saint Francis

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Catholic religious order Franciscan order lay religious association public association of the faithful

The Third Order of Saint Francis is a branch of the Franciscan family for laypeople and secular clergy who follow Franciscan spirituality and live according to a rule inspired by Saint Francis of Assisi while remaining in their ordinary life circumstances.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Third Order of Saint Francis canonical	9
Ordo Franciscanus Saecularis	3
Third Order Regular of Saint Francis	2
Third Order of St. Francis	2
Secular Third Order of St. Francis	1
Third Order Regular of St. Francis	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1040898 — 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: Third Order of Saint Francis
Context triple: [Franciscan Order, hasBranch, Third Order of Saint Francis]

A. Second Order of Saint Francis
The Second Order of Saint Francis is the contemplative branch of the Franciscan family, consisting primarily of cloistered nuns (often called Poor Clares) who follow the spiritual ideals of Saint Francis and Saint Clare of Assisi.
B. Order of the Discalced Carmelites
The Order of the Discalced Carmelites is a Roman Catholic mendicant religious order known for its contemplative spirituality, strict austerity, and reform of the Carmelite tradition initiated by St. Teresa of Ávila and St. John of the Cross.
C. Franciscan Order
The Franciscan Order is a Catholic religious order founded by St. Francis of Assisi, known for its vows of poverty, missionary work, and dedication to serving the poor and marginalized.
D. Order of Friars Minor Conventual
The Order of Friars Minor Conventual is a Roman Catholic mendicant religious order of friars within the Franciscan family, known for community-based ministry, preaching, and service to the poor.
E. Order of Saint Jerome
The Order of Saint Jerome is a Catholic monastic order founded in the 14th century, known for its contemplative life and for establishing prominent monasteries in the Iberian Peninsula.
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: Third Order of Saint Francis
Target entity description: The Third Order of Saint Francis is a branch of the Franciscan family for laypeople and secular clergy who follow Franciscan spirituality and live according to a rule inspired by Saint Francis of Assisi while remaining in their ordinary life circumstances.

A. Second Order of Saint Francis
The Second Order of Saint Francis is the contemplative branch of the Franciscan family, consisting primarily of cloistered nuns (often called Poor Clares) who follow the spiritual ideals of Saint Francis and Saint Clare of Assisi.
B. Order of the Discalced Carmelites
The Order of the Discalced Carmelites is a Roman Catholic mendicant religious order known for its contemplative spirituality, strict austerity, and reform of the Carmelite tradition initiated by St. Teresa of Ávila and St. John of the Cross.
C. Franciscan Order
The Franciscan Order is a Catholic religious order founded by St. Francis of Assisi, known for its vows of poverty, missionary work, and dedication to serving the poor and marginalized.
D. Order of Friars Minor Conventual
The Order of Friars Minor Conventual is a Roman Catholic mendicant religious order of friars within the Franciscan family, known for community-based ministry, preaching, and service to the poor.
E. Order of Saint Jerome
The Order of Saint Jerome is a Catholic monastic order founded in the 14th century, known for its contemplative life and for establishing prominent monasteries in the Iberian Peninsula.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic religious order ⓘ Franciscan order ⓘ lay religious association ⓘ public association of the faithful ⓘ
abbreviation	OFS ⓘ SFO ⓘ
aimsAt	living the Gospel in the world ⓘ sanctification of its members ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Ordo Franciscanus Saecularis ⓘ linked to: Third Order of Saint Francis Secular Franciscan Order ⓘ linked to: Secular Franciscans
associatedWith	First Order of Saint Francis ⓘ linked to: Order of Friars Minor Second Order of Saint Francis ⓘ
emphasizes	apostolic works ⓘ conversion of life ⓘ fraternity ⓘ penance ⓘ poverty of spirit ⓘ
followsRuleInspiredBy	Rule of Saint Francis ⓘ
followsSpiritualityOf	Francis of Assisi ⓘ linked to: Saint Francis of Assisi
governedBy	Rule of the Secular Franciscan Order ⓘ linked to: Rule of Saint Francis
hasCanonicalStatus	public association of the faithful of pontifical right ⓘ
hasHistoricalRootsIn	medieval penitential movements ⓘ
hasMemberType	laypeople ⓘ secular clergy ⓘ
hasStructure	international council ⓘ local fraternities ⓘ national fraternities ⓘ regional fraternities ⓘ
hasVocationFor	diocesan priests ⓘ married people ⓘ single laypeople ⓘ
livesIn	ordinary life circumstances ⓘ world ⓘ
namedAfter	Francis of Assisi ⓘ linked to: Saint Francis of Assisi
originatedIn	13th century ⓘ
partOf	Franciscan family ⓘ
promotes	care for creation ⓘ justice ⓘ peace ⓘ works of mercy ⓘ
recognizedBy	Holy See ⓘ
religiousTradition	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
requires	profession according to its rule ⓘ
spirituality	Franciscan spirituality ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Franciscan Order → hasBranch → Third Order of Saint Francis ⓘ

Francis of Assisi → founded → Third Order of Saint Francis ⓘ

subject linked to: Saint Francis of Assisi

Assisi → hasReligiousOrderFoundedByNative → Third Order of Saint Francis ⓘ

Rule of Saint Francis → influenced → Third Order Regular of Saint Francis ⓘ