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William Short (September 30, 1759 – December 5, 1849) was an American diplomat during the early years of the United States. He served as Thomas Jefferson 's private secretary when the latter was a peace commissioner in France, and remained in Europe to take on several other diplomatic posts.
Shoulder sleeve insignia of the 1st Infantry Division. This is a list of commanders of the 1st Infantry Division of the United States Army. Commanding Officers MG William L. Sibert June – December 1917 MG Robert L. Bullard December 1917 – July 1918 MG Charles P. Summerall July – October 1918 BG Frank Parker October – November 1918 MG Edward F. McGlachlin Jr. November 1918 – September ...
William Short (American ambassador) (1759–1849), United States Minister Plenipotentiary to France, 1790–1792; William Short (footballer), English footballer; William Short (priest) (c. 1760 – 1826), Archdeacon of Cornwall; William Henry Short (1884–1916), English recipient of the Victoria Cross; William J. Short (1864–1939), member of ...
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.
The Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (OFM Cap. ) are the youngest branch of Franciscans, founded in 1525 by Matteo Serafini ( Matteo Bassi , Matteo da Bascio), an Observant friar, who felt himself called to an even stricter observance of Franciscan austerity.
William Slattery OFM, (1985-1991), later Archbishop of Pretoria Graham Rose , (1991-1997), alumni and first non-franciscan rector, Bishop of Dundee Mlungisi Pius Dlungwane, (1997- 2000) the first black rector.
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]
William lecturing his students [3] William lecturing his students [4] William of Nottingham, OFM (Latin: Guilelmus de Nottingham or Nothingham; d. 1330 x 1336) was an English Franciscan friar who served as the seventeenth Minister Provincial of England (c. 1316 –1330).