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Guido eventually became a Dominican friar, dedicating himself to making art within the mendicant order; after his death, in 1455, he became known as Fra Angelico, or the Angelic Friar.
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Louise Bokkenheuser, Air Mail, 4 Oct. 2025
When Las Casas first landed in Hispaniola (today divided by Haiti in the west and the Dominican Republic in the east), his head was already crowned with a friar’s tonsure.
—Greg Grandin
september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
The friars aimed to teach them European agricultural methods, including grape growing and winemaking.
—Layne Randolph, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Other friars scribbled complaints about cold weather and poor-quality materials.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2025
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Louise Bokkenheuser, Air Mail, 4 Oct. 2025
When Las Casas first landed in Hispaniola (today divided by Haiti in the west and the Dominican Republic in the east), his head was already crowned with a friar’s tonsure.
—Greg Grandin
september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
The friars aimed to teach them European agricultural methods, including grape growing and winemaking.
—Layne Randolph, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Other friars scribbled complaints about cold weather and poor-quality materials.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2025
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“Friar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/friar. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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friar
noun
fri·ar
ˈfrī(-ə)r 
: a member of a Roman Catholic religious order for men
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