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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Friar |
 | | In the life of the friar, on the contrary, the exercise of the sacred ministry is an essential feature, for which the life of the cloister is considered as but an immediate preparation. |
 | | The Dominicans, or Friars Preachers, formerly known as the Black Friars, from the fl cappa or mantle worn over their white habit, were founded by St. Dominic in 1215 and solemnly approved by Honorius III, in Dec., 1216. |
 | | The Carmelites, or White Friars, from the white cloak which covers their brown habit, were founded as a purely contemplative order, but became mendicants in 1245. |
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