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Bonaventure

Also known as Giovanni di Fidanza, Giovanni Fidanza, Bonaventura, Saint Bonaventure, Saint Bonaventura, Saint Bonaventure O.F.M., Seraphic Doctor, St. Bonaventura

Bonaventure ( ; ; ; born Giovanni di Fidanza; 1221 – 15 July 1274) was an Italian Catholic Franciscan bishop, cardinal, scholastic theologian and philosopher.

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Bonaventure was an Italian Catholic friar and bishop from the 13th century who became a cardinal and made important contributions to theology and philosophy. He matters because he was one of the most influential religious thinkers of his time, helping to shape how the Catholic Church understood and taught its beliefs.

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Key facts

Saint.honorific_prefix: Saint
Saint.name: Bonaventure
Saint.birth_name: Giovanni di Fidanza
Saint.birth_date: 1221
Saint.feast_day: 14 July (1568-1969), 15 July (1969-Present)
Saint.venerated_in: Catholic ChurchChurch of England
Saint.image: François, Claude (dit Frère Luc) - Saint Bonaventure.jpg
Saint.caption: 17th-century portrait of Bonaventure by French painter and friar Claude François
Saint.birth_place: Civita di Bagnoregio, Latium, Papal States
Saint.death_place: Lyon, Lyonnais, Kingdom of Burgundy-Arles
Saint.titles: FriarCardinal Bishop of AlbanoDoctor of the ChurchSeraphic DoctorTeacher of the Faith
Saint.canonized_date: April 14 1482
Saint.canonized_place: Rome
Saint.canonized_by: Pope Sixtus IV
Saint.attributes: Cardinal's hat on a bush; ciborium; Holy Communion; cardinal in Franciscan robes, usually reading or writing
Philosopher.embed: yes
Philosopher.region: Western philosophy
Philosopher.era: Medieval philosophy

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Place of birth: Bagnoregio
Place of death: Lyon
Occupation: mystic
Position held: superior general
Educated at: University of Paris
Employer: University of Paris
Languages spoken: Latin
Religion: Catholic Church
Academic degree: Doctor of Divinity
Student of: John of la Rochelle
Image: Bonaventura1 (Woerden).jpg
Religious order: Franciscans

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Commons category: Bonaventura
date of death: 1274-00-00
date of birth: 1221-00-00
described by source: Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
topic's main category: Category:Bonaventura
Commons gallery: Bonaventura
canonization status: saint
birth name: Giovanni Fidanza
student: Matthew of Aquasparta
honorific prefix: Doctor of the Church
feast day: July 15
religious name: Bonaventura
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
consecrator: Gregory X
Commons Creator page: Bonaventura
name in native language: Bonaventura
P12749: Dieter Korn
P13311: Eric Abidal
subject has role: bishop

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Works in European collections

36 objects attributed to Bonaventure, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Life
Relics
Theology and works
Writings
Philosophy
Theology
Canonisation
Places, churches, and schools named in his honour
Europe
Schools
United States
Canada
Philippines
Latin America
Southern Asia
Works
References
Further reading
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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 a time as Bishop of Albano. He was canonised on 14 April 1482 by Pope Sixtus IV. In 1588 Pope Sixtus V declared him a Doctor of the Church named as the "Seraphic Doctor" (). His feast day is 15 July.

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