Poor Brothers Of St. Francis
The Poor Brothers of the Seraphic St. Francis (Latin: Congregatio Fratorum Pauperorum santi Franciscus Seraphicus, abbreviated after their names as C.F.P.) (German: Armen-Brüder des hl. Franziskus) are a congregation of Religious Brothers of the Third Order Regular of St. Francis, instituted for charitable work among orphan boys and for youth education. They commonly also use the title of Brothers of the Poor of St. Francis.
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