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Francis of Assisi, founder of the Order of Friars Minor; oldest known portrait in existence of the saint, dating back to St. Francis' retreat to Subiaco (1223–1224). The Order of Friars Minor (commonly called the Franciscans, the Franciscan Order, or the Seraphic Order; [2] postnominal abbreviation O.F.M.) is a mendicant Catholic religious order, founded in 1209 by Francis of Assisi.
OFM Conv. includes 30 provinces, 18 custodies, 460 friaries and 4048 friars worldwide as of August 2018. There are four provinces in the United States. Friars serve in parishes, schools, and as chaplains for the military and for other religious orders; they serve in various types of homes and shelters, and with Catholic Relief Services. [4]
The Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (Latin: Ordo Fratrum Minorum Capuccinorum; postnominal abbr. OFMCap) is a religious order of Franciscan friars within the Catholic Church, one of three "First Orders" that reformed from the Franciscan Friars Minor Observant (OFMObs, now OFM), the other being the Conventuals (OFMConv).
OFM may refer to: Office of Foreign Missions, part of the US Department of State; Officine Ferroviarie Meridionali, an Italian railway and rolling stock manufacturer; OFM (South Africa), a radio station in Bloemfontein, South Africa; Open flow microperfusion, a sampling method for clinical and preclinical drug development studies and biomarker ...
Additionally, OFM assists foreign missions in dealing with local government offices in the United States. OFM also provides a range of services to the foreign diplomatic community, including issuance of vehicle titles, vehicle registrations, driver's licenses , and license plates ; processing of tax exemption and duty-free customs requests; and ...
The Secular Franciscan Order and other Franciscan movements are disciples of Francis of Assisi (1182–1226). Painting by El Greco (1541–1614).. The preaching of St. Francis, as well as his example, exercised such a powerful attraction on people that many married men and women wanted to join the First or the Second Order.
HNI Corporation is one of the largest office furniture manufacturers in the world in regard to revenues resulting from office segment sales. [2] [3] [4] HNI is also the world's leading hearth products company, manufacturing and marketing gas, electric, wood and biomass burning fireplaces, inserts, stoves, facings and accessories.
Webcast with Rohr. Richard Rohr, OFM (born 1943) is an American Franciscan priest and writer on spirituality [1] based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. [2] He was ordained to the priesthood in the Roman Catholic Church in 1970, founded the New Jerusalem Community in Cincinnati in 1971, and the Center for Action and Contemplation in Albuquerque in 1987.