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Bonaventure

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Bonaventure, born Giovanni di Fidanza, was an Italian Catholic Franciscan bishop, cardinal, scholastic theologian and philosopher who lived from 1221 to 1274. He served as the seventh Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor and for a time as Bishop of Albano. He was canonized on 14 April 1482 by Pope Sixtus IV, and in 1588 Pope Sixtus V declared him a Doctor of the Church, naming him the Seraphic Doctor. His feast day is 15 July. Many medieval writings once attributed to him have since been reclassified under the name Pseudo-Bonaventure.

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Life
Lifespan or Floruit
from 1221 1
Manner of Death
Disputed 1
Classification
Nationality
Italy 1
Veneration Status
Formally Canonized or Sainted 1
Attestation
Historicity
Historically attested 1
Identity
Gender
Male 1
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Nationality

Italy

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Located In

Paris

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He entered the Franciscan Order in 1243 and studied at the University of Paris, possibly under Alexander of Hales, and certainly under Alexander's successor, John of Rochelle.
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  • Nationality, from source article
    Bonaventure was an Italian Catholic Franciscan bishop, cardinal, scholastic theologian and philosopher.
  • lead paragraph
    (born Giovanni di Fidanza; 1221-15 July 1274)
  • Lead section: gender
    He was canonised on 14 April 1482 by Pope Sixtus IV.
  • Death
    The 1913 edition of the Catholic Encyclopedia has citations that suggest he was poisoned, but no mention is made of this in the 2003 second edition of the New Catholic Encyclopedia.
  • Lead
    Bonaventure (born Giovanni di Fidanza; 1221-15 July 1274) was an Italian Catholic Franciscan bishop, cardinal, scholastic theologian and philosopher. The seventh Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor, he also served for
  • Belongs to Tradition: Christianity, Lead section
    was an Italian Catholic Franciscan bishop, cardinal, scholastic theologian and philosopher.
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