Perhaps you mean "missions", though I'm uncertain, because I've never heard of a settlement being called a "friar".
The Missions.
the settlements of the friars were called missions
Formation of a chain of mission settlements in California.
New York Friars' Club's motto is 'Before all, brotherhood'.
Religious settlements run by Catholic priests and friars are known as missions. These missions serve as centers for converting indigenous populations to Christianity, as well as providing education and social services. They were prominent in the colonization of the Americas, particularly by Spanish and Portuguese missionaries.
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Francis called his order the Friars Minor. Today they are known as the Franciscans.
Both monks and friars have been teachers throughout their history. The Benedictine monks were the first to establish regular schools in their monasteries, but, of course, they were founded six hundred years before Friars.
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Order of Friars Minor--WIKIPEDIA
A monastery
Before Rizal was executed, the friars forgave him for his alleged sins and suggested that he retract his writings against the church and the Spanish government in order to obtain absolution.