Bible Encyclopedias
Capuchins
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Monks of the Franciscan Order, founded in 1526, so called from a cowl they wear; they were a mendicant order, and were twice over suppressed by the Pope, though they exist still in Austria and Switzerland.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Capuchins'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/c/capuchins.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.