Capuchins
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Charles Buck Theological Dictionary [1]
Religious, of the order of St. Francis. They are clothed with brown or grey; always barefooted; never go in a coach, nor ever shave their beards.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [2]
Bibliography Information McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Capuchins'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/c/capuchins.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [3]
Monks of the Franciscan Order, founded in 1526, so called from a cowl they wear; they were a mendicant order, and were twice over suppressed by the Pope, though they exist still in Austria and Switzerland.
