SFO

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The SFO, or Secular Franciscan Order, is a worldwide community of laypeople who follow the spiritual tradition of Saint Francis of Assisi while living in everyday secular life.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
SFO canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic religious order
lay Franciscan order
public association of the faithful
aimsAt holiness in secular life
belongsToCategory Secular institutes and lay orders
emphasizes Gospel living
fraternity
peace and justice
penance
service to the poor
encourages care for creation
participation in parish life
works of mercy
followsRuleApprovedBy Catholic Church
followsSpiritualityOf Francis of Assisi
foundedInCentury 13th century
governedBy International Council of the Secular Franciscan Order
linked to: Secular Franciscans
hasAbbreviation OFS
hasAcronym SFO
hasCanonicalStatus public association of the faithful of pontifical right
hasCharism living the Gospel in the world
hasMemberType laypeople
secular clergy
hasPrimaryMission evangelization by example in everyday life
hasPromiseType perpetual profession
hasRuleName Rule of the Secular Franciscan Order
hasStructure international council
local fraternities
national fraternities
regional fraternities
hasVocationType lay vocation
isPartOf Franciscan family
languageOfOfficialName Latin
latinName Ordo Franciscanus Saecularis
lifestyle secular life
linkedToSaint Francis of Assisi
originCountry Italy
recognisedBy Holy See
religion Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
requires formation period
scope worldwide
spiritualAssistantsFrom Order of Friars Minor
Order of Friars Minor Capuchin
Order of Friars Minor Conventual
Third Order Regular of St. Francis
spiritualTradition Franciscan spirituality
usesPostnominalLetters OFS

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Secular Franciscan Order hasAcronym SFO
subject linked to: SFO