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Saint Bonaventure (c. 1217–1274), born Giovanni di Fidanza in Bagnoregio, Italy. He was healed from a serious childhood illness through the prayers of Saint Francis of Assisi. In gratitude, he entered the Order of Friars Minor at about 22 years of age. He studied philosophy and theology at the University of Paris, where he laterContinue reading “Saint Bonaventure, Bishop & Doctor”