Crutched Friars
- an order of mendicant friars established in Italy by 1169, which spread to England, France, and the Low Countries in the 13th century and was suppressed in 1656托钵僧团(1169年以前建立于意大利的托钵僧组织; 13世纪扩展到英格兰、法国和低地国家; 1656年被镇压)。
词源
crutched (earlier crouched), from Latin crux, cruc-' cross', referring to the cross worn on the top of their staves, and later on the front of their habits.