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CapuchinMember of the Franciscan order of monks in the Roman Catholic Church, instituted by the Italian monk Matteo di Bassi (died 1552), who wished to return to the literal observance of the rule of St Francis. The Capuchin rule was drawn up in 1529 and the order recognized by the pope in 1619. The name was derived from the French term for the brown habit and pointed hood (capuche) that they wore. The order has been involved in missionary activity. capuchinMonkey of the genus Cebus found in Central and South America, so called because the hairs on the head resemble the cowl of a Capuchin monk. Capuchins live in small groups, feed on fruit and insects, and have a long tail that is semiprehensile and can give support when climbing through the trees. There are now thought to be only 800 yellow-breasted capuchins left in the wild, found only in the Atlantic forest in Bahía state, Brazil. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In capuchins, however, females never leave their birth group. Beginning in the 1630s, three French religious orders--the Dominicans, the Capuchins and the Jesuits--vied with one another for dominance in the French Antillean colonies, while secular local and royal powers sought to assure that no single order successfully out-rivaled the others. He had promoted the Franciscan reform movement of the Capuchins (so important for Barocci's development in Urbino) and befriended their saintly leader, Fra Felice da Cantalice (1515-87). |
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