O.F.M.

abbreviation for

1. Order of Friars Minor (Franciscan).

OFM

abbreviation for

1. Ordo Fratrum Minorum (the Franciscans)

Word History and Origins

Origin of O.F.M.¹

From Latin Ōrdō Frātrum Minōrum

Word History and Origins

Origin of O.F.M.¹

Latin: Order of Minor Friars

Example Sentences

The 94 friars from 31 countries who met for a two-week General Chapter represented some 30,000 Franciscans, O.F.M.

From Time Magazine Archive

Rev. Gregory Wooler O.F.M., decided that the time had come for Father McLoughlin to leave his post, the 41-year-old priest made a rebellious decision.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Seraphic Edition; an entirely new translation from the Latin by Father Thaddeus, O.F.M.

From Project Gutenberg

Leo, O.F.M., who has verified the sources, and introduced such changes as were demanded by the prescribed length of this work.

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Bertrand of Bajona, O.F.M., and, according to some authors, St. Bonaventure.

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