This page groups religious orders by the person who founded them. Wikipedia records, for example, "the Poor Clares founded by Francis of Assisi (1212)" among the earliest Catholic orders. Browsing by founder lets a visitor trace an order back to the individual who first gathered it.
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Founded By
Sources
1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Tree
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