Franciscans

The Franciscans were a group of Catholic religious orders founded in 1209 by Francis of Assisi. Historically, they have served as missionaries and preachers, and have devoted themselves to a live of austerity.

Brother Benedict, a Franciscan monk from Worcestershire, recorded an encounter with a Jarvey in his monastery's herb garden in an manuscript. Being a Muggle, he did not know the creature's name or its magical nature, describing it simply as a "Ferret of monstrous size" that insulted his baldness and bit his nose. The Friar did not believe his story, asking if he had been drinking Brother Boniface's turnip wine.