Editing Fraticelli (section)

==Etymology==
''Fraticelli'' is a diminutive of the Italian ''frate'' (plural ''frati''),<ref name=Bihl>[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06244b.htm Bihl, Michael. "Fraticelli." The Catholic Encyclopedia] Vol. 6. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1909. 31 December 2019{{PD-notice}}</ref> itself derived from Latin ''Frater'' “brother”, often shortened to ''Fra'' when referring to members of religious orders.

''Frati'' was a designation of the members of the [[mendicant orders]] founded during the thirteenth century, principally the Franciscans. The Latin ''Fraterculus'' does not occur in the old records which concern the Fraticelli. Etymologically, the name Friars Minor (''Fratres Minores'') is equivalent to the diminutive ''Fraticellus''. The ideal of the founder of the Friars Minor, [[Saint Francis of Assisi]], was that his disciples, by [[evangelism|evangelical]] [[poverty]], complete [[Asceticism|self-denial]], and [[humility]], should lead the world back to [[Jesus|Jesus Christ]]. The Italian people designated as Fraticelli all the members of [[religious orders]] (particularly [[mendicant]]s), and especially [[hermits]], whether these observed monastic [[precept]]s or regulated their own lives.<ref name=Bihl/>