Franciscan Friars of the Third Order Regular

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Catholic religious order Franciscan religious institute clerical religious institute of pontifical right

The Franciscan Friars of the Third Order Regular are a Roman Catholic religious order within the Franciscan family, dedicated to living the Gospel through communal life, prayer, and apostolic works such as education and pastoral ministry.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Third Order Regular of St. Francis	4
Franciscan Friars of the Third Order Regular canonical	1
Franciscan Third Order	1
Franciscan Third Order Regular	1
Franciscan Third Order Regular communities	1
Third Order Regular of Saint Francis	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11453184 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Franciscan Friars of the Third Order Regular
Context triple: [Franciscan University of Steubenville, foundingReligiousOrder, Franciscan Friars of the Third Order Regular]

A. Order of Friars Minor Conventual
The Order of Friars Minor Conventual is a Roman Catholic mendicant religious order of friars within the Franciscan family, known for community-based ministry, preaching, and service to the poor.
B. Franciscan Order
The Franciscan Order is a Catholic religious order founded by St. Francis of Assisi, known for its vows of poverty, missionary work, and dedication to serving the poor and marginalized.
C. Order of Friars Minor (Bernardines)
The Order of Friars Minor (Bernardines) is a Polish branch of the Franciscan mendicant order known for its strict observance, pastoral work, and stewardship of important pilgrimage sites.
D. Franciscan Friars of the Atonement
The Franciscan Friars of the Atonement are a Roman Catholic religious community founded in the late 19th century, known for their ecumenical work and dedication to promoting Christian unity and reconciliation.
E. Order of Friars Minor
The Order of Friars Minor is a Roman Catholic religious order founded by St. Francis of Assisi, whose members, known as Franciscans, live a life of poverty, humility, and service.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Franciscan Friars of the Third Order Regular
Target entity description: The Franciscan Friars of the Third Order Regular are a Roman Catholic religious order within the Franciscan family, dedicated to living the Gospel through communal life, prayer, and apostolic works such as education and pastoral ministry.

A. Order of Friars Minor Conventual
The Order of Friars Minor Conventual is a Roman Catholic mendicant religious order of friars within the Franciscan family, known for community-based ministry, preaching, and service to the poor.
B. Franciscan Order
The Franciscan Order is a Catholic religious order founded by St. Francis of Assisi, known for its vows of poverty, missionary work, and dedication to serving the poor and marginalized.
C. Order of Friars Minor (Bernardines)
The Order of Friars Minor (Bernardines) is a Polish branch of the Franciscan mendicant order known for its strict observance, pastoral work, and stewardship of important pilgrimage sites.
D. Franciscan Friars of the Atonement
The Franciscan Friars of the Atonement are a Roman Catholic religious community founded in the late 19th century, known for their ecumenical work and dedication to promoting Christian unity and reconciliation.
E. Order of Friars Minor
The Order of Friars Minor is a Roman Catholic religious order founded by St. Francis of Assisi, whose members, known as Franciscans, live a life of poverty, humility, and service.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic religious order ⓘ Franciscan religious institute ⓘ clerical religious institute of pontifical right ⓘ
abbreviation	T.O.R. ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	T.O.R. ⓘ Third Order Regular of Saint Francis ⓘ linked to: Third Order of Saint Francis
apostolate	education ⓘ missionary work ⓘ parish ministry ⓘ pastoral ministry ⓘ retreat ministry ⓘ spiritual direction ⓘ
belongsTo	Third Order of Saint Francis ⓘ
canonicalStatus	consecrated life ⓘ
charism	living the Gospel in fraternity ⓘ service to the poor and marginalized ⓘ
composition	brothers ⓘ priests ⓘ
distinctionFrom	First Order Franciscan friars ⓘ linked to: Franciscan Order Second Order Poor Clares ⓘ linked to: Poor Clares Secular Franciscan Order ⓘ linked to: Secular Franciscans
emphasis	Gospel poverty ⓘ fraternity ⓘ peace and reconciliation ⓘ penance and conversion ⓘ
followsRuleOf	Rule of the Third Order Regular of Saint Francis ⓘ linked to: Rule of Saint Francis
followsSpiritualityOf	Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ
goal	sanctification of members ⓘ service to the Church ⓘ
governance	minister general ⓘ
lifeForm	religious life in community ⓘ
liturgicalPractice	Liturgy of the Hours ⓘ celebration of the Eucharist ⓘ
membershipGender	male ⓘ
mottoFocus	living the Gospel ⓘ
religiousFamily	Franciscan family ⓘ
religiousTradition	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
spiritualPractices	contemplative prayer ⓘ devotion to the Blessed Sacrament ⓘ devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary ⓘ meditation ⓘ
vows	chastity ⓘ obedience ⓘ poverty ⓘ
wayOfLife	apostolic works ⓘ common prayer ⓘ communal life ⓘ

How these facts were elicited