Bonaventure, Italian Franciscan Monk(1221-1274)

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by Claude François (called "Frère Luc")

Just the Facts:

• Name: Giovanni di Fidanza
• Known as: San Bonaventura; (Saint) Bonaventure
• Birth: Unknown Date, 1221, Bagnoregio, Italy
• Death: July 15, 1274, Lyon, France
• Language: Latin, Italian
• Who he was: Italian Franciscan theologian and philosopher; Life of St. Francis; commentaries and works on spiritual direction

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