The Franciscans of Primitive Observance (FPO) is a Roman Catholic community of men, founded in 1995, that observes the Rule of St. Francis in the Capuchin tradition. In canon law, they are established as a Lay Association of the Faithful under the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston. Their community population is divided between two residences; namely, Our Lady of Guadalupe Friary at 3 Magazine Street in Roxbury, MA and Friary of St. Joseph on 10 Highgate Street in Lawrence, MA.