Frère

English translation: Friar

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French term or phrase:Frère
English translation:Friar
Entered by: Giorgio Tenedios (X)

05:38 Oct 25, 2018
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Religion / A Catholic religious person
French term or phrase: Frère
Je suis un frère dans la Communauté St. Augustin.
Giorgio Tenedios (X)
Italy
Local time: 02:54
Friar
Explanation:
We celebrate the memory of Saint John Stone, an English friar, who was imprisoned and executed for his refusal to accept King Henry VIII's claim to be head of the Catholic Church in England.

Deceased friars

https://augustinians.net/index.php?page=about-us

https://augustinians.net/
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Brother vs Friar
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Friar


Explanation:
We celebrate the memory of Saint John Stone, an English friar, who was imprisoned and executed for his refusal to accept King Henry VIII's claim to be head of the Catholic Church in England.

Deceased friars

https://augustinians.net/index.php?page=about-us

https://augustinians.net/

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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jennifer White: convincing refs.
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agree  Tony M: Well spotted!
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agree  Charles Davis: Yes, quite right, because it's one of the mendicant orders
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agree  Rachel Fell
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agree  AllegroTrans
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Reference: Brother vs Friar

Reference information:
Emanant de la communauté dominicaine, certes, mais une bonne synthèse...


    https://priestvocation.com/difference-between-monks-friars-priests-and-brothers/
Elisabeth Gootjes
France
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Yolanda Broad
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agree  AllegroTrans: Yes, research, the first thing to do
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agree  Gordon Matthews: Important to check this out. I would have thought that for a contemporary statement "brother" would be more appropriate. I don't come across monks refering to themselves as friars these days.
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