| 1901-07-01 The Sisters of St. Joseph of the Third Order of St. Francis was established in South Bend, Indiana. (USA). |
| 1528-07-03 Pope Clement VII issued the bull Religionis zelus which approved the acceptance of dissident Observant friars (and blood brothers) Ludovico and Raffaele of Fossembrone in the Conventual community. This would lead to the birth of the Capuchin Franciscan movement. |
| 1535-07-06 St. Thomas More, former Lord High Chancellor of England and Secular Franciscan, was executed for refusing to take the “Oath of Supremacy” which would recognize King Henry VIII as the Supreme Head of the Church of England. |
| 1274-07-09 The sons of Count Orlando of Chiusi confirm the donation of Mount La Verna to St. Francis of Assisi. |
| 1900-07-09 Franciscan bishop Bl. Gregory Grassi and other Franciscan companions were martyred in Taiyuanfu, Shansi, China during the infamous “Boxer Rebellion”. Among his companions were the proto-martyrs of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary sisters, canonized on October 1, 2000. |
| 1309-07-11 Moslem Sultan Bibars II Rokneddin granted the Franciscans the right to reside at the sacred sites in the Holy Land. This led to the formation of the Sacred Custody of the Holy Land. |
| 1598-07-12 Observant Franciscan St. John Jones was executed for being a Roman Catholic priest, in Southwark, London, England. |
| 1434-07-14 Bl. Angeline of Marsciano, founder of the first community of Third Order Regular for woman, died in Foligno, Italy. |
| 1274-07-15 St. Bonaventure, the former Minister General of the Franciscan Order and Cardinal-bishop of Albano, died at the Fourth Council of Lyon, in Lyon, France. |
| 1216-07-16 Pope Innocent III died in Perugia, Italy. He was the first Pope to meet St. Francis of Assisi and he tentatively approved the Form of Life of the Friars Minor. |
| 1228-07-16 St. Francis of Assisi was canonized by Pope Gregory IX, in Assisi. |
| 1769-07-16 Bl. Junipero Serra established the first of the California Missions, San Diego de Alcala, near San Diego, CA.(USA). |
| 1877-07-16 The Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis, East Peoria, Ill. was founded. Mother Mary Frances Krasse became its first superior. |
| 1228-07-17 Pope Gregory IX formally laid the cornerstone of the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi. |
| 1926-07-20 Fr. Seraphine Schlang was elected the first Minister Provincial of Our Lady of Consolation Province at the Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation, Carey, Ohio (USA). |
| 1456-07-21 St. John of Capistrano, an Observant friar, exhorts Christian armies fighting against invading Turks, near Belgrade. |
| 1773-07-21 Pope Clement XIV, a Conventual Franciscan, signed the document Dominus ac redemptor noster which suppressed the Jesuits. They were restored in 1814. |
| 1373-07-23 St. Bridget of Sweden, a Secular Franciscan mystic and founder of the Order of St. Savior, also known as the “Brigittines”, died in Rome, Italy. |
| 1373-07-28 Pope Gregory XI gave permission for ten small convents to be used by friars who wished to live according to the reforms of Friar Paul de’ Trinci. This was the first official permission to those living according to the Observant reforms. |
| 1228-07-30 Bishop Guido II of Assisi, the bishop of Assisi during St. Francis’ conversion and life as a Friar Minor, died. |
| 1957-07-31 Fr. Solanus Casey, a Capuchin friar known for his spiritual direction, died in Detroit, Michigan (USA). Today is the 50th anniversary of his death. |
| 1246-07-00 Franciscan friar John of Piancarpino, envoy of Pope Innocent IV, reaches the city of Karakorm, in Outer Mongolia to negotiate peace with the Khan Cuyuk. |
| 1901-07-01 The Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of the Third Order of St. Francis (formerly known as the Polish Sisters of St. Joseph), was founded in Steven's Point, Wisconsin (USA). |
| 1823-07-04 Mission Sonoma was founded by Franciscan missionary Fr. Jose Altimira, Sonoma, CA.(USA) |
| 1797-07-24 Mission San Miguel was founded by Franciscan missionary Fr. Fermin Lasuen, San Miguel, CA. (USA) |
| 1572-07-09 Observant Franciscan St. Nicholaas Piech and 18 companions were martyred for the faith in Brielle, Zuid-Holland. |
| 1882-07-16 The Capuchin Provinces of Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, were established by Pope Leo XIII. The are the first two Capuchin provinces to be established outside of Europe. |
| 1860-07-09 Observant Franciscans Bl. Emmanuel Ruiz and his companions, and three Maronite laymen were martyred for the faith, in Damascus, Syria. |
| 1986-07-12 Conventual Franciscan priest Fr. Martin Benedict, Province of Romania, was martyred for the faith, Onesti, Romania. |
| 1816-07-02 Observant Franciscan priest Bl. John Lantaru of Triora, was martyred for the faith, in Ch'angsha Fu, China. |
| 1641-07-15 Bl. William Ward , a Catholic priest and Secular Franciscan, was martyred for the faith, in London, England. |
| 1938-07-13 Mother M. Colette Hilbert, foundress of the Franciscan Sisters of St. Joseph, died in Buffalo, NY. |