The Servite Friars or Servants of Mary are one of the five original mendicant orders. The Servites were founded in Florence in 1233 through a coming together of seven lay men who are known as the Founders. The Founders first lived in an area of Florence known as Cafaggio, thought to be near the present Servite Church of the Santissma Annunziata. In 1245 the friars retreated to the nearby mountain of Monte Senario which remains the mother house until the present day. In 1304 on the 11th of February the Order was granted definitive papal approval by Benedict XI in the bull Dum Levamus. The Mendicant (or Begging) Orders are religious orders which depend directly on the riches of the people for their livelihood. ... Founded 59 BC as Florentia Region Tuscany Mayor Leonardo Domenici (Democratici di Sinistra) Area  - City Proper  102 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 356,000 almost 500,000 3,453/km² Time zone CET, UTC+1 Latitude Longitude 43°47 N 11°15 E www. ... // Events Fortress of Kalan built. ... Events Rebellion against king Sancho II of Portugal in favor of his brother Alphonso. ... Events 20 July - Fall of Stirling Castle: Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold in the Wars of Scottish Independence. ... (Redirected from 11 February) February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The Pope (from Greek: pappas, father; from Latin: papa, Papa, father) is the head of the Catholic Church, which considers him the Successor of St. ... Benedict XI, né Nicholas Boccasini (1240 -July 7, 1304), pope (1303 - 1304), succeeded the famous Dominican education, and when he was made Master General of the order in 1296, he issued ordinances forbidding public questioning of the legitimacy of Bonifaces election on the part of any Dominican. ... Look up bull in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

The Seven Founders were canonised on 15 January 1888 and their feast day is celebrated on 17 February. The patronal feast of the Order, however, is the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows on 15 September, recalling that the inspiration to follow the Lord Jesus comes from his mother "Do whatever he tells you." ... January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... Village Feast. ... February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Our Lady the Garden Enclosed, statue in the hermitage church of Warfhuizen. ... September 15 is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years). ... Jesus (8-2 BC/BCE – 29-36 AD/CE),[1] also known as Jesus of Nazareth or Jesus the Nazarene, is the central figure of Christianity, in which context he is known as Jesus Christ, where Christ is a Greek title meaning Anointed, corresponding to the Hebrew term Messiah. The...

See also

• Annunciade

Annunciade (and various alternate spellings) is a denomination common to several orders, both religious and military, instituted with a view of the Annunciation. ...

External link

• Catholic Encyclopedia article