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St. Bonaventure
- Entity ID:
- bonaventure
- Long Name:
- Bonaventura, St. (Giovanni di Fidanza, 1221-1274)
- Short Name:
- St. Bonaventure
- Disambiguation String:
- Franciscian theologian
- Entity Type:
- person
- Entity Subtype:
- author
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- Wikipedia
- Summary:
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Saint Bonaventure, born Giovanni di Fidanza, was an Italian medieval Franciscan, scholastic theologian and philosopher. The seventh Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor, he was also a Cardinal Bishop of Albano. He was canonised on 14 April 1482 by Pope Sixtus IV and declared a Doctor of the Church in the year 1588 by Pope Sixtus V. He is known as the "Seraphic Doctor" (Latin: Doctor Seraphicus). Many writings believed in the Middle Ages to be his are now collected under the name Pseudo-Bonaventura.
- Viaf ID:
- 89657091
- DB Pedia ID:
- bonaventure
- Biblical Status:
- extraBiblical
- Is An Individual:
- Yes
- Is Published:
- Yes
- Birth Date:
- AD 1221
- Death Date:
- July 15, 1274
- Occupation:
- Franciscian theologian
- Works:
