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Saint Bonaventure O.F.M. (Italian: San Bonaventura; 1221 – 15 July 1274) born Giovanni di Fidanza was an Italian medieval 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).

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birth date
1221-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
birth place
Bagnoregio, Papal States, Latium, Province of Viterbo
canonized by
Pope Sixtus IV
canonized date
1482-04-14
canonized place
Rome
death date
1274-07-15
death place
Lyonnais, Kingdom of Arles, Lyon
title
Friar Bishop Doctor of the Church
venerated in
Catholic Church

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