Friar Laurence is commonly guessed to be a Franciscan because of his role as a friar and his Christian perspectives align closely with the Franciscan beliefs of helping the poor and living a simple life in service to others. Additionally, his name "Laurence" is reminiscent of St. Lawrence, a famous Franciscan friar known for his charitable works.
Friar Laurence belongs to the Franciscan religious order.
Friar Laurence gives Juliet a potion at the opening of Act 4. It is the only way she can avoid being bigamously married to Paris. It is not a poison, however, just a Mickey Finn designed to knock her out for a couple of days.
Romeo and Friar John are not related. Friar John is a Franciscan friar who was supposed to deliver an important letter from Friar Laurence to Romeo, but he was unable to do so due to being quarantined during a plague outbreak.
Friar Laurence was created in 1597.
Romeo asks friar Laurence to marry him and Juliet in secret
Pope Nicholas IV was a Franciscan friar.
Friar Laurence is Romeo's confidant, and the play suggests Romeo has known him since he was very young as it implies that the Friar is a religious leader. Friar Laurence is to Romeo; what the nurse is to Juliet.
My best guess would have to be Franciscan because that was the order around at the time in the Catholic town of Verona
Friar Laurence asks Friar John to deliver a letter to Romeo explaining the plan to fake Juliet's death.
friar Laurence
he is a friar but he also likes to garden