Republic of Ireland, County Limerick, Askeaton, 14th century Franciscan Friary, Transept.

Republic of Ireland, County Limerick, Askeaton, 14th century Franciscan Friary, Nave.

Republic of Ireland, County Limerick, Askeaton, 14th century Franciscan Friary, Cloister.

Ireland, County Kerry, Killarney, Muckross Abbey, founded in 1448 as a Franciscan friary for the Observantine Franciscans by Donal McCarthy Mor.

Ireland, County Kerry, Killarney, Muckross Abbey, founded in 1448 as a Franciscan friary for the Observantine Franciscans by Donal McCarthy Mor.

Ireland, County Mayo, Rosserk Friary outside Ballina, founded by the Joyce family circa 1440 for the Friars of the Franciscan Third Order Regular and allegedly burnt by Sir Richard Bingham, Elizabeth...

Ireland, County Mayo, Rosserk Friary outside Ballina, founded by the Joyce family circa 1440 for the Friars of the Franciscan Third Order Regular and allegedly burnt by Sir Richard Bingham, Elizabeth...

Germany, Bavaria, Berchtesgaden, Franciscan Church towers.

Israel, Capernaum, The entrance to the ruins of the Biblical village of Capernaum in Galilee. At right is the Frnaciscan monastery. The Franciscans are the caretakers of sites in the Holy Land. Capern...

Israel, Jaffa, Old Jaffa, A whimsical fountain with fancifal creatures on the tourist plaza next to St. Peter's Church.

Israel, Jerusalem, The crest with the Franciscan seal on the doors of the Convent of the Sisters of Zion in the Muslim Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. The Old City and its Walls is a UNESCO Worl...

Israel, Galilee, Nazareth, A young Franciscan monk in the plaza in front of the or Basilica of the Annunciationl. Behind him is a mosaic donated by the Vatican.