Saint Bonaventure of Bagnoregio
Also known as: Seraphic Doctor of the Church; the Devout Doctor; Doctor Seraphicus
Saint
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
July 15
Died
July 15, 1274
Canonized
14 April 1482 by Pope Sixtus IV
Biography
Saint Bonaventure of Bagnoregio, also known as the Seraphic Doctor of the Church, the Devout Doctor, and Doctor Seraphicus, was born in 1221 in Bagnoregio, Tuscany, Italy. He was miraculously healed from a childhood illness through the prayers of Saint Francis of Assisi. Inspired by this event, Bonaventure joined the Order of Friars Minor at the age of 22....