Friar dog adopted by monastery becomes online sensation
The Bolivian monastery's four-legged friend is a huge hit.
— -- A sense of humor may not be the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of a monastery, but it turns out some monks have a great one.
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Photos posted to Facebook of a dog adopted by a Francisan monastery in Cochabamba, Bolivia, have gone viral. The poster, Kasper Mariusz Kapron OFM, wrote that his theology students started dressing the dog in traditional Franciscan garb as a "nice joke." (OFM stands for the Order of Friars Minor, a Roman Catholic order commonly known as the Franciscans.)
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Friar Bigoton (Moustache), aka Carmelo, as the pup is called, is pictured running through the monastery, peering into a pool and being cuddled by several monks.
![PHOTO: Friar Bigotón (Friar Moustache), a stray dog adopted by the St. Francis Monastery in Cochabamba, Bolivia, wears a habit just like his brothers.](https://s.abcnews.com/images/Lifestyle/ht-friar-dog-pond-ps-170307.jpg)
St. Francis of Assisi is the patron saint of animals and the founder of the Franciscan order.