Inseparable twin friars die hours apart, aged 92

Identical twin Franciscan friars who rarely left each other's side from their births 92 years ago have died within hours of each other.

Julian and Adrian Riester went to school together, travelled together, and joined the Franciscan order together when they were in their 20's.



The Buffalo-born brothers both died of heart failure, said a fellow friar in Florida, where they had lived since moving from New York state in 2008. They spent much of their lives at St Bonaventure University in New York.

"It really is almost a poetic ending to the remarkable story of their lives," said St Bonaventure spokesman Tom Missel. "Stunning when you hear it, but hardly surprising given that they did almost everything together," Mr Missel said.