mendicant

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The Order of the Hermits of St Augustine was established in 1256 when the papacy объединed several hermit groups from central Italy into a single mendicant order.

From Science Daily • Feb. 2, 2026

Joining the Order of Saint Augustine, a mendicant order of the Catholic Church, Mendel was able to spend his life as a monk and therefore not have to worry about his livelihood.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2023

Clare doesn’t understand why this son of a silk merchant is wandering around like a nutty mendicant, but she recognizes what they have in common and suspects he has much to teach her.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2021

The mendicant world they wander through — stalked by starvation, illness, prejudice and evil — is all too real to anyone attuned to the predicament of displaced children.

From New York Times • Jan. 5, 2018

At no long interval, Odysseus came through his own doorway as a mendicant, humped like a bundle of rags over his stick.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer