"Which order of friars is also known as the ""Black Friars""?"
Black Friars' Monastery of Stockholm Black Friars' Monastery of Stockholm The Black Friars' Monastery, "Svartbrödraklostret", also called the convent of Stockholm, was a Dominican monastery on the island of Stadsholmen ("City Island") in central Stockholm, founded by King Magnus IV in 1336 when he donated a plot of land located in the southern part of Stadsholmen to the Black Friars. By order of Gustav Vasa the monastery was demolished in 1547, but some of the vaults are still preserved and can be visited. Today Svartmangatan ("Blackman Street"), which led down to the monastery, is still reminiscent of the Black Friars' era. The Black Friars or
Order of Friars Minor Conventual color may be either black, which was adopted during the French revolution, dark grey or light grey, which is worn by friars in East Africa. Order of Friars Minor Conventual The Order of Friars Minor Conventual (OFM Conv), commonly known as the Conventual Franciscans, or Minorites, is a branch of the Catholic Order of Friars Minor, founded by Francis of Assisi in 1209. The Order of Friars Minor Conventual (or Conventual Franciscans), is a mendicant Catholic religious order. It is one of three separate fraternities that make up the First Order of St. Francis, that is, the friars. The Second