| 1258-01-04 Brother Juniper of Assisi, one of the earliest companions of St. Francis, died in Rome, Italy. Today is the 750th anniversary of his death. |
| 1309-01-04 Bl. Angela of Foligno, a Third Order Franciscan and mystic, died in Foligno, Italy. |
| 1877-01-05 Pope Pius IX gave Blessed Mary of the Passion permission to form the Missionaries of Mary. In 1885, they adopted the Rule of the Third Order Regular and became the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary. |
| 1995-01-05 The Provincial Custody of India (Province of Malta) for the Conventual Franciscans was established. |
| 1198-01-08 Lother of Segni, the Cardinal-deacon of SS. Sergius and Bacchus, was elected Pope and took the name of Innocent III. He gave tentative approval for the Rule of St. Francis prior to the Fourth Lateran Council. |
| 1446-01-11 Pope Eugene IV issued the bull Ut Sacra which gave Conventual and Observant Franciscans separate Vicars. |
| 1381-01-13 St. Colette of Corbie, the founder of the Poor Clares of the Colettine Reform, was born. |
| 1872-01-15 The first Conventual Franciscan Province in the United States, the Province of the Immaculate Conception, was established, in Syracuse, New York (USA). |
| 1220-01-16 Friars Berard and four companions became the first members of the Franciscan Order to die for the faith, in Marrakech, Morocco. When their remains are brought to the Santa Cruz Augustinian Monastery, Coimbra, Portugal, Ferdinand di Martino becomes inspired to join the Friars Minor and takes the name of “Anthony”. |
| 1946-01-16 Pope Pius XII issued the letter Exsulta lusitania felix which declared St. Anthony of Padua a “Doctor of the Church.” |
| 1794-01-21 Bl. John Baptist Triquerie, a Conventual Franciscan priest, was martyred for the faith in Lavel, France for refusing to take the “Oath of Citizenship” during the French Revolution. |
| 1905-01-24 The Theological Faculty of St. Bonaventure for the Conventual Franciscan Order was established in Rome. It would be later known as the Seraphicum. |
| 1905-01-25 Fr. John Kroeger, the first American-born Conventual Franciscan vocation, died in Syracuse, NY. (USA). |
| 1967-01-27 Ven. Giacomo Bulgaro, a Conventual friar known for his deep life of prayer and spirit of humility, died in Brescia, Italy. |
| 1283-01-00 Pope Martin IV issued the bull Exultantes in Domino which allowed an apostolic agent to manage the goods of the friars. |
| 1432-01-00 Pope Eugene IV issued the bull Sedis apostolicae which exonerated Observant Franciscan preacher St. Bernardine of Siena of heresy over the use of the symbol of the Holy Name of Jesus. |
| 1619-01-28 Pope Paul V issued the bull Alias felicis recordationis which granted the Capuchin friars full independence within the Franciscan family, and no longer legally bound to either the Observant or Conventual communities. |
| 1777-01-12 Mission Santa Clara was founded by Franciscan missionary Fr. Thomas de la Pena, Santa Clara, CA. (USA) |
| 1932-01-08 Bl. Eurosia Fabris, a Secular Franciscan and mother of nine children noted for her deep prayer life and love for the poor, died in Marola, Italy. |