The Expansion of the Order of the Friars Minor in the Kingdom of Hungary in 13th and early 14th Century through Sources of the Order

Ioana-Terezia POP
The Expansion of the Order of the Friars Minor in the Kingdom of Hungary in 13th and early 14th Century through Sources of the Order
DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.26424/philobib.2019.24.2.10
Instituția: 
The “Octavian Goga” County Library of Cluj-Napoca
Email autor: 
ioana.t.pop@gmail.com
Cuvinte cheie: 
Order of the Friars Minor
expansion
Kingdom of Hungary
Transylvania
13th century
archives
Abstract: 

The present study proposes to bring into attention the expansion of the Order of the Friars Minor in the Kingdom of Hungary and in Transylvania, in particular. The spread is of great significance because was one of the first things that the friars undertake after the approval of the Order. Thus, on the one hand, this contributed to convert a large number of persons, and on the other hand, it served the interests of the crowned heads and nobles. Based upon two types of sources (archives and minorite literature) the present research tries to answer a couple of questions, such as: ”How did the Order arrive into the Kingdom of Hungary?” or ”Which information is still available regarding the Province?”.

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