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Austin friars
Augustinian Au`gus*tin"i*an, a. Of or pertaining to St. Augustine, bishop of Hippo in Northern Africa (b. 354 -- d. 430), or to his doctrines. Augustinian canons, an order of monks once popular in England and Ireland; -- called also regular canons of St. Austin, and black canons. Augustinian hermits or Austin friars, an order of friars established in 1265 by Pope Alexander IV. It was introduced into the United States from Ireland in 1790. Augustinian nuns, an order of nuns following the rule of St. Augustine. Augustinian rule, a rule for religious communities based upon the 109th letter of St. Augustine, and adopted by the Augustinian orders.

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- Austin Friars, London was an Augustinian friary in the City of London from its foundation, probably in the 1260s, until its dissolution in November 1538...
- fifth century. They are also commonly known as the Augustinians, Austin friars, or Friars Hermits and were historically known as the Order of Hermits of...
- Austin Friars is a coeducational private day school located in Carlisle, England. The Senior School provides secondary education for 350 boys and girls...
- Austin Friars, formerly Austin Friars St Monica's School, is an independent day school, located in Carlisle, ****bria. Austin Friars may also refer to:...
- original church was a monastic priory known as the Austin Friars, London, a contraction of "Augustinian Friars", founded circa 1253 by Humphrey de Bohun, 2nd...
- and the Order of Friars Minor Conventual wearing grey or black habits (thus known as Grey Friars). In the Franciscan order, a friar may be an ordained...
- scheduled the site. Mendicant friars of the Order of Friars Minor, also known as Franciscans, and as the "grey friars" due to the colour of their religious...
- Whitefriars' monastery Athene Place Austin Friars and Austin Friars P****age and Austin Friars Square – after Austin Friars, a medieval friary which stood here...
- head coach Billy Donovan, helped lead the Friars (as a player) to the Final Four in 1987. Providence Friars basketball can be traced back to 1921, when...
- gentleman usher to Henry VIII. She and her husband Thomas Cromwell lived in Austin Friars, London. Before her death in Stepney, her husband had attracted the...