Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Minoritenkloster
English translation:
Minorite monastery
Added to glossary by
Susan Geiblinger
Aug 17, 2003 08:29
20 yrs ago
German term
Minoritenkloster, Minoritenkirche
German to English
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Religion
Religion
I presume it's a religious order. What could it be called in English please.
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Karin and Folke Nettelblad (Folia Textproduktion HB)
Sweden
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Sweden
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Minorite monastery; Minorite church / church of the Minorites
A faction of the Fransiscan order, established in 1517. Sometime also called the Minor Brothers.
http://www.agria.hu/(english)/eger/minorita/indexe.html
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Comment: "These links were the most useful Thanks to Edith and to David. The text later goes on about the Fransiscan monks and St. Francis, patron saint of the church so somehow that is explanation enough of the connection."
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Edith Kelly
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minorit church
... tailors' towers. The monks from the minorit order, between 1726 and
1727, built the church, in rocks and bricks. They requested ...
aiud.apulum.ro/english/culte/romanocatolic.html - 5k
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oops
seem to have forgotten the *e*
though there seem to be two spellings
Minorit*e* seems to be more common
... After entering the Minorite order (1506), he was sent by the order to Rufach
to study Hebrew under Konrad Pellikan. ... 1505, entered the Minorite order. ...
es.rice.edu/ES/humsoc/Galileo/ Catalog/Files/muenster.htm
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Jirina Nevosadova
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Thanks Jirina.
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David Moore (X)
: I can't disagree, as the answer is not strictly wrong; but I'd recognise "Franciscan", along with most other English speakers, but not "Minorite". Not unless it's explained, which seems unnecessary here.....
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The Minorites are a faction of the Franciscans ..... food for thought. Did your have your second cuppa.....
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Anna Haxen
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Franciscan monastery, Franciscan church
These may be the right terms, depending on context. Please see the reference for more information.
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I didn\'t see Ediths answer before submitting my own. Hers may well be the right one, but I\'ll leave mine on for the reference.
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Note added at 21 mins (2003-08-17 08:50:30 GMT)
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I didn\'t see Ediths answer before submitting my own. Hers may well be the right one, but I\'ll leave mine on for the reference.
Reference:
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Franciscan monastery; church built by the Franciscans
The Minoriten was an order of monks (one of three) founded by St. Francis of Assisi in the 16th century. The Minoritenkloster was where the monks lived and the Minoritenkirche would have presumably have been one they built for the (or a) local population.
More info. available from Brockhaus.
More info. available from Brockhaus.
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