Franciscans are not monks, they are friars. Monks live in monasteries and usually work in monasteries. Friars work outside their residence and are sometimes assigned as parish priests, teachers and so forth.
The tau cross is the symbol of franciscan order. It marks the members of the Franciscan order as belonging to the lord.Franciscans are not monks as they do not live in a monastery. They are known as...
Most Friars who live in the world wear clerical attire, a black shirt and white collar. More traditional Franciscans wear their Habit, I know that the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, who started in...