A signed entry in the Catholic Encyclopedia (1907-1912), hosted on New Advent, describing the Order of Friars Minor's provincial and custodial governance structure and its canonical vow of poverty, under which friars hold no personal property and community goods are vested corporately.
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Reliability Tier2
Tier 2: a century-old but scholarly reference encyclopedia entry on stable canonical/doctrinal structure (governance, vow of poverty) rather than a fact requiring current data; not a primary Franciscan Order publication. Citation
PublisherNew Advent (Catholic Encyclopedia)
URLhttps://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06281a.htm
Source Typeencyclopedia
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