mendicant orders

What Are The Four Mendicant Orders? Four main mendicant orders, with diverse geographical and ideological origins, became influential in Britain: the Franciscans (Friars Minor), the Dominicans (Friars Preacher, or Black Friars), the Augustinian (Austin) Friars, and the Carmelites (the White Friars). How did mendicant orders help the people of growing towns? The mendicant orders were