Social entrepreneurs have existed throughout history. St. Francis of Assisi, the founder of the Franciscan Order, would qualify as a social entrepreneur -- having built multiple organizations that advanced pattern changes in his "field.". From LearnThat.org. [David Bornstein, Source: How to Change the World : Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas , Page: 3]
Franciscan monks. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Take, for example: an order of religious brothers known as the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal. From Wordnik.com. Reference
The Franciscan was the next to enter this new world. From Wordnik.com. [1492,] Reference
For more information, call the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate at. From Wordnik.com. [SouthCoastToday.com Latest Headlines] Reference
I also keep recalling a Franciscan friend I lost touch with far too long ago, who rather liked playing poker. From Wordnik.com. [Even in a little thing] Reference
A friar of the Orders Minor, commonly known as a Franciscan, with. From Wordnik.com. [The Old Franciscan Missions Of California] Reference
Why was the Franciscan traveling in their direction?. From Wordnik.com. [Under the Rose] Reference
Catholic churches, comes from a Franciscan hermitage?. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
This ghastly chronicle, which was supplied by a Franciscan, Fray. From Wordnik.com. [Bartholomew de Las Casas; his life, apostolate, and writings] Reference
Franciscan convent built in 1543 on the site of a temple of Diana. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
This Carpini, or Friar John, was a Franciscan who was chosen by the. From Wordnik.com. [A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole] Reference
St. Francis of Assisi (1182-1226), the great founder of the Franciscan. From Wordnik.com. [Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing] Reference
Sentimental Journey the story of the poor Franciscan who begged alms of. From Wordnik.com. [Laurence Sterne in Germany A Contribution to the Study of the Literary Relations of England and Germany in the Eighteenth Century] Reference
"Ha! there's wedded bliss for you!" laughed a man in Franciscan attire. From Wordnik.com. [Under the Rose] Reference
Las Casas and the Franciscan stood at the foot of the room, opposite the throne. From Wordnik.com. [Bartholomew de Las Casas; his life, apostolate, and writings] Reference
A San Franciscan who has two Dobermans says pets "need as much care as a child does.". From Wordnik.com. [U.K. Pets Get 'Freedoms'] Reference
We lived with this land before the Franciscan Spanish came and got us used to an easy life. From Wordnik.com. [Linda Hassler: Lands: A Poetic Film About a Mysterious Place] Reference
Then he went to San Francisco, spent a year in outer space with a sweet little San Franciscan girl. From Wordnik.com. [The Twisted Words Of Nick Cave] Reference
The group ate well at first, living on canned meat, lentils and noodles donated by Franciscan friars. From Wordnik.com. [Under Siege In Bethlehem] Reference
Look out from the cemetery of the Franciscan monastery at the Paillon valley and the Genoese-style port. From Wordnik.com. [Perfect Weekend: A Light On The Beach] Reference
At Vukovar's 18th-century baroque Franciscan monastery, red roof tiles lie shattered in the overgrown courtyard. From Wordnik.com. [Vukovar: Now It's Serb City] Reference
Twelve Franciscan friars under the direction of their leader, Fray Alonso del Espinal, formed part of the company. From Wordnik.com. [Bartholomew de Las Casas; his life, apostolate, and writings] Reference
Such was the influence and power this Franciscan had over my father and mother, that in our house, his word was law. From Wordnik.com. [Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal] Reference
When Robert Wickenheiser took over as president in 1994 he worked around the clock to save the 138-year-old Franciscan school. From Wordnik.com. [What To Chop] Reference
Arizona wines were a surprise to me, but it turns out Franciscan missionaries planted the state's first grapes in the 17th century. From Wordnik.com. [Monique Stringfellow: First Impressions of the Desert] Reference
This wall was built in 1847 by Franciscan monks, who claimed it necessary to keep from the garden, pilgrims who injured the olive trees. From Wordnik.com. [Shepp's Photographs of the World] Reference
Dominicans; while another, a Franciscan friar who had spent much time in the Indies, is described as a brother of the Queen of Scotland. From Wordnik.com. [Bartholomew de Las Casas; his life, apostolate, and writings] Reference
But in Japan, Jesuit and then Franciscan missionaries were brutally persecuted under the 16th-century shoguns for trying to sow the faith. From Wordnik.com. [Catholic Karma] Reference
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