As the Franciscan Family celebrates 800th annivesary of the "first crib", the friars in Galway have prepared a special crib display, viewing from 8th December.
The Franciscan Family celebrates the 800th Anniversary of Confirmation of the Rule of Saint Francis.
This year Franciscans celebrate eight centuries of the Franciscan way of life.
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.
