This year marks the 400th anniversary of the Irish Franciscan College in Rome, founded by Luke Wadding in 1625.
This year marks the Eight Centenary since Saint Francis composed the Canticle of the Creatures at San Damiano in 1225.
Statement by the Irish Franciscans regarding the Church building in Clonmel.
We are part of the world-wide Franciscan Order present in 120 countries with some 13,000 friars. The wider Irish Province includes the Custody (Region) of the Good Shepherd in Zimbabwe and the Custody of the Immaculate Conception in Great Britain.
