Bonaventure
Italian theologian (1221–1274) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bonaventure OFM (/ˈbɒnəvɛntʃər, ˌbɒnəˈvɛntʃər/ BON-ə-ven-chər, -VEN-; Italian: Bonaventura da Bagnoregio [ˌbɔnavenˈtuːra da (b)baɲɲoˈrɛːdʒo]; Latin: Bonaventura de Balneoregio; born Giovanni di Fidanza; 1221 – 15 July 1274[4]) was an Italian Catholic Franciscan bishop, cardinal, scholastic theologian and philosopher.
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Friar Cardinal Bishop of Albano Doctor of the Church Seraphic Doctor Teacher of the Faith | |||||||||||||||||
Born | Giovanni di Fidanza 1221 Civita di Bagnoregio, Latium, Papal States | ||||||||||||||||
Died | 15 July 1274(1274-07-15) (aged 52–53) Lyon, Lyonnais, Kingdom of Burgundy-Arles | ||||||||||||||||
Venerated in | Catholic Church Church of England | ||||||||||||||||
Canonized | 14 April 1482, Rome by Pope Sixtus IV | ||||||||||||||||
Feast | 15 July, Some are celebrated every 14th of July | ||||||||||||||||
Attributes | Cardinal's hat on a bush; ciborium; Holy Communion; cardinal in Franciscan robes, usually reading or writing | ||||||||||||||||
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Other names | Doctor Seraphicus ("Seraphic Doctor") | ||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | University of Paris | ||||||||||||||||
Era | Medieval philosophy | ||||||||||||||||
Region | Western philosophy | ||||||||||||||||
School | Scholasticism Augustinianism Neoplatonism[1][2] Philosophical realism Medieval realism (moderate realism) | ||||||||||||||||
Institutions | University of Paris | ||||||||||||||||
Main interests | Metaphysics | ||||||||||||||||
Notable ideas | Bonaventure's version of Anselm of Canterbury's ontological argument Exemplarism Illuminationism | ||||||||||||||||
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Religion | Catholicism | ||||||||||||||||
Church | Latin Church | ||||||||||||||||
Offices held | Cardinal-Bishop of Albano | ||||||||||||||||
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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 and declared a Doctor of the Church in 1588 by Pope Sixtus V, becoming known as the "Seraphic Doctor" (Latin: Doctor Seraphicus). His feast day is 15 July.
Many writings from the Middle Ages once attributed to him have been subsequently re-classified under the name "Pseudo-Bonaventure".