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Juniper, also known as Brother Juniper (Italian: Fra Ginepro) (died 1258), called "the renowned jester of the Lord", was one of the original followers of Francis of Assisi. Not much is known about Juniper before he joined the friars. In 1210, he was received into the Order of Friars Minor by Francis himself.
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) - known as Our Lady of the Lake College until 2016; Franciscan University of Steubenville (Steubenville, Ohio) - Franciscan Friars of the Third Order Regular; Hilbert College (Hamburg, New York) - Franciscan Sisters of St. Joseph
Catholic missionaries were some of the first Europeans to reach many parts of French North America and British North America in the east, and Spanish North America in the Southwestern United States. Several American Catholics have been considered for sainthood over the past 50 years. Catholics continue to contribute to American religious life.
The Franciscan Sisters of Saint Elizabeth (FSSE) were founded in 1862 in Naples by Ludovico of Casoria, under the patronage of Elizabeth of Hungary, an early member of the Third Order of St. Francis. They are active in Italy, the United States of America, India, Ethiopia, Panama, the Philippines, and Indonesia. The motherhouse is in Rome.
Saint Junípero Serra Ferrer O.F.M. (/ h uː ˈ n iː p ər oʊ ˈ s ɛr ə /; Spanish: [xuˈnipeɾo ˈsera]; November 24, 1713 – August 28, 1784), popularly known simply as Junipero Serra, was a Spanish Catholic priest and missionary of the Franciscan Order.
Franciscan School of Theology: Oceanside, California: Garrett Galvin (President) 1975: Roman Catholic Fresno Pacific University Biblical Seminary: Fresno, California: Franklyn Jost (Vice President and Academic Dean) 1977: Mennonite Brethren Church in North America Fuller Theological Seminary: Pasadena, California: David Emmanuel Goatley ...
Teresa Kearney (Mary Kevin) (1875–1957), Founder of the Little Sisters of Saint Francis and the Franciscan Missionary Sisters for Africa (Ireland-Uganda-United States) Manuel (prob. 1604–1686), Layperson of the Archdiocese of Mercedes-Luján (Angola-Argentina)
He wrote and lectured extensively on Franciscan theology and Mariology. His series on Our Lady "Mater et Magistra" has been featured weekly on Mother Angelica's EWTN. He served as North American Regional Superior (Delegatus Generalis) of the Institute of Pontifical Right of the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate from 1996 until 2002.