- Spiritual Franciscans
- Those who wished to retain St francis of assisi’s original ideals of poverty in the Franciscan movement.
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Spiritual Franciscans
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Celestines — • The name given to certain extreme Spiritual Franciscans of the Marches, because they were taken by Celestine V under his special protection Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Celestines Celestines … Catholic encyclopedia
Joachim of Flora — • Article on this Cistercian abbot, mystic, regarded as a prophet, d. 1202 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Joachim of Flora Joachim of Flora … Catholic encyclopedia
