Fr. Dante Barcelona, OFM a Franciscan Priest from the Custody of St. Anthony, a Franciscan Priest and was called to serve the Lord in the Order of Friars Minor. The Order of Friars Minor (O.F.M.) is a mendicant Catholic religious order, founded in 1209 by Francis of Assisi almost 800 years ago. The order adheres to the teachings and spiritual disciplines of the founder and of his main associates and followers, such as Clare of Assisi, Anthony of Padua, and Elizabeth of Hungary, among many others.