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Bible Encyclopedias
Gray Friars
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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One of the mendicant orders, otherwise called Franciscans, Minorites, etc. The name was given from the color of the dress which they wore. (See FRANCISCANS).
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Gray Friars'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/g/gray-friars.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Gray Friars'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/g/gray-friars.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
