The second talk in our series treats of the Mendicant Orders that became a popular, if at times unruly, movement in the Church. While the Monastic Orders much preferred making foundations in remote areas on mountaintops or in isolated valleys, the Mendicants chose to dwell in the towns and villages, close to the people to whom they ministered. The best known of these Orders are the Franciscans and Dominicans. They were most influential from the 13th century through the 16th century.