As a coffee lover, I found this fascinating, although I don't drink Cappuccino coffee. There's a history to it (thanks to my friend Jacquie for sending). Learn how this coffee got its name. Read on!
The Capuchin friars are an order of Franciscan monks founded in 16th century Italy. They are known for wearing a plain brown robe with a pointed hood that hangs down the back. In 1535, the order was officially named the Cappuccini, after the Italian word for hood, "Cappuccio."
Sometime later — by about the mid-20th century — the word "cappuccino" began to be used in reference to coffee that had been lightened with milk, and thus made brown (like the color of Cappuccini robes) instead of black.
Most espresso-related words are far more utilitarian, by the way — "espresso" means "pressed-out," while "latte," short of "caffe latte," literally means "coffee with milk."
WHAT IS A CAPUCIN MONK?
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| 5 Capucin Monks. Credit: vocation.com |
A Capuchin is a man of the Church. Saint Francis insisted that his brothers be "thoroughly Catholic" and that they celebrate liturgy according to the norms of the Church. There was no place in Francis' Order for men who challenged, criticized and disobeyed the Church or its bishops. The Capuchin reform began just after the Protestant reformation and the early Capuchins were leaders in the Counter Reformation, helping the Church to ' respond to the need for reform and new' energy. Capuchins became the great missionaries taking the gospel to the ends of the earth, with a special focus on reunion between eastern and western Christian churches.
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