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Tuesday, April 30th, 2024
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Bonaventura, St.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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Cardinal, surnamed the Seraphic Doctor, his real name John Fidenza, born in Tuscany; entered the Franciscan Order; was chosen general of the Order and papal legate at the Council of Lyons in 1274, during the session of which he died; was a mystic in theology; ascribed knowledge of the truth to union with God, such as existed between man and his Maker prior to the Fall, a state which could be recovered only by a life of purity and prayer; his writings were admired by Luther (1221-1274).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Bonaventura, St.'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/b/bonaventura-st.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Bonaventura, St.'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/b/bonaventura-st.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
