Saint Bonaventure
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Saint Bonaventure 🇮🇹

Bonaventura da Bagnoregio
["Franciscan Minister General", "Cardinal", "Doctor of the Church"]
Born c. 1221 🇮🇹 Bagnoregio, Italy
Passed Away Jul 15, 1274 Lyon, France
Lifespan 53 years old
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"In all our studies, let us seek wisdom not with the lips, but with the heart; not with books, but with God."

Archival Overview

Revered as the 'Seraphic Doctor', Franciscan Minister General and scholastic philosopher who synthesized Augustinian mysticism with Christian philosophy in 'The Mind's Journey into God'.

Biographical Record

Giovanni di Fidanza was born in Tuscany and joined the Franciscan Order (Order of Friars Minor) in 1243, studying theology at the University of Paris under Alexander of Hales. Serving as the seventh Minister General of the Franciscans, he is celebrated as the second founder of the Order for steering it between laxity and radical spiritualism.

Bonaventure authored the official biography of Saint Francis of Assisi ('Legenda Maior') and the philosophical classic 'Itinerarium Mentis in Deum' (The Mind's Journey into God). Created Cardinal-Bishop of Albano, he played a central role at the Second Council of Lyon before his death, declared a Doctor of the Church in 1588.

Key Life Milestones

Franciscan Minister General

Second Founder of Franciscans

Elected Minister General of the Franciscans, unifying the order with balanced constitutions.

Journey into God

Itinerarium Mentis in Deum

Composed his mystical masterpiece atop Mount La Verna, mapping the soul's ascent to God in six steps.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Saint-Bonaventure Church
Lyon, France
GPS: 45.7633, 4.8367
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