Your ancestors were members of the Franciscan Third Order, known today as Lay
Franciscans. They still exist today, even in the US, and many still opt to take
the brown robe to the grave. There are other lay orders whose members wear
their distinctive habbits to the grave.
John Miranda Raposo
On Wednesday, March 1, 2017 2:33 PM, Gordon Soares
wrote:
Does anyone know the significance of the deceased being buried in the habit of
St. Francis? I have several documents of my ancestors being buried with the
sacraments and requesting that they be buried in the “habit of St. Francis” and
then being carried to the grave with the priests and followed by the Friars of
St. Francis.
Gordon Soares
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