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    Saint Bonaventure
    Saint Bonaventure
    Saint Bonaventure
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    Saint Bonaventure

    By Bob Lord and Penny Lord

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    It is said of St. Francis of Assisi, that he didn't trust books, and never wanted his Friars to get distracted and influenced by the words of authors, whose works he also didn't trust. He trusted the Bible, but not certain people's interpretations of it. He was finally willing to bend in his staunch stand against book learning on the advice of St. Anthony of Padua, who was not only brilliant, but who St. Francis trusted. And yet, if you look at one of the frescoes in the upper Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi, which depicts St. Anthony teaching the friars, you will see St. Francis, looking down from Heaven, checking up on St. Anthony.
    We preface this chapter on St. Bonaventure with this insight into the philosophy of St. Francis, because had St. Anthony not convinced the Seraphic Father1 to relent where it came to teaching the friars, we may never have had St. Bonaventure, or at least the Franciscans would not have had him. Because if there was one thing that Bonaventure was, it was brilliant.
    That being said, he was also one of the humblest, purest, most precious and innocent men the world has known. In that, he followed very closely the characteristics and traits of his mentor, St. Francis. He was born in Viterbo, only about 60 miles from Assisi, in 1221, just five years before the death of St. Francis. There is a tradition that he was re-named by St. Francis when he was healed of a serious illness by the little Poverello, or poor one. His birth name was John, but the tradition, or Fioretti,2 tells us that when St. Francis healed him, he proclaimed "O buona ventura" or good fortune.3 There's nothing to base that on, other than the tradition, but St. Bonaventure himself, tells us that he was spared from death by the intercession of St. Francis of Assisi. If that's good enough for St. Bonaventure, it's good enough for us.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJourneys of Faith
    Release dateJul 9, 2011
    ISBN9781465789310
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    Bob Lord

    Bob and Penny Lord renowned Catholic Authors and hosts on EWTN. They are best known for their media on Miracles of the Eucharist and Many Faces of Mary. They have been dubbed experts on the Catholic Saints. They produced over 200 television programs for EWTN global television network and wrote over 25 books and hundreds of ebooks.

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      Saint Bonaventure - Bob Lord

      Saint Bonaventure

      Bob and Penny Lord

      Published by Bob and Penny Lord at Smashwords

      Copyright 2011 Bob and Penny Lord

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      Saint Bonaventure

      Doctor of the Church - Seraphic Doctor

      Second Founder of the Franciscan Order

      It is said of St. Francis of Assisi, that he didn't trust books, and never wanted his Friars to get distracted and influenced by the words of authors, whose works he also didn't trust. He trusted the Bible, but not certain people's interpretations of it. He was finally willing to bend in his staunch stand against book learning on the advice of St. Anthony of Padua, who was not only brilliant, but who St. Francis trusted. And yet, if you look at one of the frescoes in the upper Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi, which depicts St. Anthony teaching the friars, you will see St. Francis, looking down from Heaven, checking up on St. Anthony.

      We preface this chapter on St. Bonaventure with this insight into the philosophy of St. Francis, because had St. Anthony not convinced the Seraphic Father1 to relent where it came to teaching the friars, we may never have had St. Bonaventure, or at least the Franciscans would not have had him. Because

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