St. Bonaventure | Pray for Us
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St. Bonaventure | Pray for Us
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Heavyweight 100% cotton shirt with a relaxed drop-shoulder fit, vintage garment wash, tonal chest embroidery, and a woven SIGNUMX interior neck label.
St. Bonaventure, the Seraphic Doctor who led the Franciscans and wrote the life of St. Francis, is honored on July 15.
Quick Facts
| Feast Day | July 15, Memorial |
| Life & Canonization | Born 1221 at Bagnoregio, Italy; Minister General of the Franciscans; died 1274 at Lyon |
| Patronage | Franciscans, theologians, and students |
| Symbols | The Franciscan habit, a cardinal's hat hanging on a tree, a book |
The Life of St. Bonaventure
Giovanni di Fidanza entered the Franciscans as a young man and became a master of theology at the University of Paris, where his friend St. Thomas Aquinas also taught. In 1257 he was elected to lead the whole Franciscan order.
He wrote the official life of St. Francis and the beautiful Journey of the Mind into God. Pope Gregory X made him a cardinal, and the Church honors him as a Doctor, the Seraphic Doctor.
Shirt Details
- Fabric: Heavyweight 100% cotton
- Fit: Relaxed drop-shoulder
- Details: Chest embroidery, woven SIGNUMX neck label
- Care: Machine wash cold, tumble dry low
Get to Know St. Bonaventure
Hang It on the Tree
When messengers arrived with his cardinal's hat, tradition says Bonaventure was washing dishes and asked them to hang it on a nearby tree until he finished.
Let a Saint Write About a Saint
A story tells that St. Thomas Aquinas found him writing the life of St. Francis and quietly left, saying, "Let us leave a saint to work for a saint."
A Journey Into God
His Journey of the Mind into God traces how every creature can lead the heart upward to its Creator.
Friends With Aquinas
Bonaventure and Thomas Aquinas were teachers in Paris at the same time and became two of the greatest Doctors of the Church.