Bernardines (Franciscans)

The official name is Province of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Order of Friars Minor in Poland (Polish: Prowincja Niepokalanego Poczęcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny Zakonu Braci Mniejszych w Polsce).

[4] Traditionally, the name Bernardines is also used by members of the Province of the St. Casimir of the Order of Friars Minor in Lithuania (Lithuanian: Mažesniųjų Brolių Ordino Lietuvos Šv.

Kazimiero Provincija; reestablished in 1994)[5] and the Province of St. Michael the Archangel of the Order of Friars Minor in Ukraine (Ukrainian: Провінція Св.

Архангела Михаїла Ордену Братів Менших в Україні), which was established in 2004, transforming itself from a created-in 1993 custody dependent on the Polish province.

[7] The Observant doctrine appeared in Poland in 1453 with the arrival of John of Capistrano, who delivered many captivating sermons in Kraków, preaching the teachings of his mentor St. Bernardino of Siena.

[12] During the partition period, almost all monasteries in the territories occupied by Prussia and Russia were liquidated, except for Koło in Greater Poland, Kretinga in Lithuania, and Iziaslav in Ukraine.