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Blessed Bonaventura Of Potenza

Also known as: Antonio Carlo Gerardo Lavanca; Bonaventure of Potenza; Carlo Antonio; Carlo Antonio Gerardo Lavanga; Karl Antonius

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

26-Oct

Born

4 January 1651 of Potenza, Naples, Italy as Antonio Carlo Gerardo Lavanga

Died

26 October 1711 in Ravello, Italy of gangrene while singing a psalm during a religious ecstasy

Beatified

26 November 1775 by Pope Pius VI (cultus confirmed)

Biography

Blessed Bonaventura of Potenza, also known as Antonio Carlo Gerardo Lavanca, was born on January 4, 1651, in Potenza, Naples, Italy. He joined the Friars Minor Conventual at the young age of 15, becoming a member of their religious order.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

Beatified1775-11-26 by 26 November 1775 by Pope Pius VI (cultus confirmed)

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