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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.
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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
The Discalced Carmelite Fathers Monastery in Munster was founded in 1952 by a group of Polish Discalced Carmelite friars who came to America after World War II to devote themselves to the pastoral care of their countrymen.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
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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
The Discalced Carmelite Fathers Monastery in Munster was founded in 1952 by a group of Polish Discalced Carmelite friars who came to America after World War II to devote themselves to the pastoral care of their countrymen.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
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“Friar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/friar. Accessed 30 Sep. 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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