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Order of Friars Minor Conventual
Ordo Fratrum Minorum Conventualium (Latin)[1]
AbbreviationPost-nominal letters: O.F.M. Conv.
Formation1209; 815 years ago (1209)
FounderSt. Francis of Assisi
TypeMendicant Order of Pontifical Right (for Men)[2]
HeadquartersGeneral Curia
Piazza SS. Apostoli, 51
Rome, Italy[1]
Members
4,076 (2,803 priests; as of 2020)[1]
Minister General
Friar Carlos Alberto Trovarelli, O.F.M. Conv.[2]
Ministry
Missionary, educational, parochial works
Websiteofmconv.net
Basilica of St. Francis, Assisi, the most important church of the Order, where the saint's body is preserved.

The Order of Friars Minor Conventual (O.F.M.Conv.) is a male religious fraternity in the Catholic Church and a branch of the Franciscan Order. Conventual Franciscan Friars are identified by the affix O.F.M.Conv. after their names. They are also known as Conventual Franciscans or Minorites.

The Conventual Franciscan Friars have worldwide provinces that date to the 13th century. They dress in black or grey habits with white cords. Many friars engage in such ministries as teaching, parish ministry and service to the poor.

  1. ^ a b c "Order of Friars Minor Conventual (Institute of Consecrated Life – Men) [Catholic-Hierarchy]".
  2. ^ a b "Order of Friars Minor Conventual (O.F.M. Conv.)".

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