Secular Franciscans

E397959

Catholic lay order Franciscan family branch public association of the faithful

The Secular Franciscans are a worldwide Catholic lay order inspired by the spirituality and example of St. Francis of Assisi, living the Gospel in everyday life while remaining in their secular state.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Secular Franciscan Order	8
International Council of the Secular Franciscan Order	2
Franciscan lay communities	1
Secular Franciscan Order fraternities	1
Secular Franciscans canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3719950 — 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: Secular Franciscans
Context triple: [Tau cross, usedBy, Secular Franciscans]

A. 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.
B. Order of Friars Minor (Bernardines)
The Order of Friars Minor (Bernardines) is a Polish branch of the Franciscan mendicant order known for its strict observance, pastoral work, and stewardship of important pilgrimage sites.
C. Order of Poor Clares
The Order of Poor Clares is a contemplative Roman Catholic religious order of nuns following a life of poverty and prayer in the Franciscan tradition.
D. Mendicant orders
Mendicant orders are religious communities, especially within the Catholic Church, whose members live by begging, itinerant preaching, and voluntary poverty rather than monastic enclosure or stable income.
E. 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.
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: Secular Franciscans
Target entity description: The Secular Franciscans are a worldwide Catholic lay order inspired by the spirituality and example of St. Francis of Assisi, living the Gospel in everyday life while remaining in their secular state.

A. 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.
B. Order of Friars Minor (Bernardines)
The Order of Friars Minor (Bernardines) is a Polish branch of the Franciscan mendicant order known for its strict observance, pastoral work, and stewardship of important pilgrimage sites.
C. Order of Poor Clares
The Order of Poor Clares is a contemplative Roman Catholic religious order of nuns following a life of poverty and prayer in the Franciscan tradition.
D. Mendicant orders
Mendicant orders are religious communities, especially within the Catholic Church, whose members live by begging, itinerant preaching, and voluntary poverty rather than monastic enclosure or stable income.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic lay order ⓘ Franciscan family branch ⓘ public association of the faithful ⓘ
aimsTo	follow Christ in the footsteps of St. Francis of Assisi ⓘ live the Gospel in everyday life ⓘ
collaboratesWith	First Order Franciscans ⓘ linked to: Order of Friars Minor Order of Friars Minor ⓘ Order of Friars Minor Capuchin ⓘ Order of Friars Minor Conventual ⓘ
doesNotRequire	religious vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience in a religious institute ⓘ
emphasizes	care for creation ⓘ conversion of heart ⓘ fraternity ⓘ peace ⓘ penance ⓘ service to the poor ⓘ
encourages	daily prayer ⓘ frequent reception of the sacraments ⓘ participation in parish life ⓘ
followsSpiritualityOf	Francis of Assisi ⓘ linked to: Saint Francis of Assisi
foundedInCentury	13th century ⓘ
governedBy	General Constitutions of the Secular Franciscan Order ⓘ linked to: Constitutions of the Order of Friars Minor
hasAbbreviation	OFS ⓘ
hasAcronym	CIOFS ⓘ
hasCanonicalStatus	public association of the faithful with its own Rule ⓘ
hasFormerName	Secular Third Order of St. Francis ⓘ linked to: Third Order of Saint Francis Third Order of St. Francis ⓘ linked to: Third Order of Saint Francis
hasInternationalCouncil	International Council of the Secular Franciscan Order ⓘ linked to: Secular Franciscans
hasMotto	Pax et Bonum ⓘ linked to: Pacem et Bonum
hasOfficialName	Ordo Franciscanus Saecularis ⓘ linked to: Third Order of Saint Francis
hasRuleApprovedBy	Pope Paul VI ⓘ
hasRuleApprovedInYear	1978 ⓘ
hasRuleName	Rule of the Secular Franciscan Order ⓘ linked to: Rule of Saint Francis
hasSeatIn	Rome ⓘ
inspiredBy	Penitents of Assisi ⓘ linked to: Poor Clares
isInCommunionWith	Holy See ⓘ
isPartOf	Franciscan family ⓘ
isPresentIn	multiple continents ⓘ
isWorldwide	true ⓘ
liturgicalFeast	Feast of St. Francis of Assisi ⓘ linked to: Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi
livesInState	secular state ⓘ
meetsIn	local fraternities ⓘ
membershipType	lay faithful ⓘ secular clergy ⓘ
organizedAtLevel	international fraternity ⓘ local fraternity ⓘ national fraternity ⓘ regional fraternity ⓘ
patronSaint	Clare of Assisi ⓘ linked to: Saint Clare of Assisi Francis of Assisi ⓘ linked to: Saint Francis of Assisi
religion	Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
requires	period of formation ⓘ profession of the Rule ⓘ

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