But a little over a year later, while participating in the Second Council of Lyon, Saint Bonaventure suddenly died on July 15, 1274. Nevertheless, thanks for the link! Writings. It seems that his father was a physician and a man of means. But more importantly, he captured their hearts through his Franciscan love for Jesus and the Church. Thus it is not the critical Latin edition…Hi, I am interested in reading works by St. Bonaventure, but cannot read Latin. To know him was to love him; to read him is still for us today to meet a true Franciscan and a gentleman.Shortly before he ended his service as General Minister, Pope Gregory X created him a Cardinal and appointed him bishop of Albano. Because of the spirit that filled him and his writings, he was at first called the Devout Doctor; but in more recent centuries he has been known as the Seraphic Doctor after the “Seraphic Father” Francis because of I wondered if the Seraphic doctor’s Commentary on the Sentences might be available somewhere?And if you cannot read Latin, and want to read the Quaracchi edition, we are publishing the first 4 volumes in English translation, the first of which is out this fallJust a quick note–the university translating Bonaventure’s works is The Franciscan Institute of St. Bonaventure University in western NY.
This well-known … Bonaventure's beautiful "Legend" or life of St. Francis completes the writings in which he strove to promote the spiritual welfare of his brethren. (St. Bonaventure was buried in what is now the new Sacristy, to the left of the Sanctuary: This church has some rare paitings, one depicting St. Bonaventure’s miraculous raising of a boy from the dead. Are there any English translations of his works that are on-line? Saint Bonaventure left behind a structured and renewed Franciscan Order and a body of work all of which glorifies his major love—Jesus.Born in Bagnorea in 1221, Saint Bonaventure was baptized John, but received the name Bonaventure when he became a Franciscan at the age of 22. Like his model, Saint Francis, Jesus was the center of everything—his teaching, his administration, his writing, and his life. I found Lombard’s Sentences. He wrote several works on the spiritual life and recodified the constitution of his order (1260). As was his life. Just a quick note–the university translating Bonaventure’s works is The Franciscan Institute of St. Bonaventure University in western NY. Since they were penned, Bonaventure’s writings have profoundly influenced Christendom, as has his life. 4 thoughts on “ Bonaventure’s Complete Works Online ” Daniel Ellis August 13, 2010 at 3:55 pm. St. Bonaventure, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (Feast day-July 15) St. Bonaventure, known as "the seraphic doctor," was born at Bagnoregio, in the Lazio region of central Italy, in 1221. So much so, that he was given the title “Seraphic Doctor.”Bonaventure so united holiness and theological knowledge that he rose to the heights of mysticism while remaining a very active preacher and teacher, one beloved by all who met him. There is a theory that he was poisoned.To spread the Gospel in the spirit of St. Francis. While Saint Francis died about five years after the saint’s birth, he is credited with healing Bonaventure as a boy of a serious illness.Perhaps not a household name for most people, Saint Bonaventure, nevertheless, played an important role in both the medieval Church and the history of the Franciscan Order. Nevertheless, thanks for the link! The link above is not to the Quaracchi edition, but to the French edition published 15 years before. Bonaventure, Franciscan, theologian, doctor of the Church, was both learned and holy. St. Bonaventure and Works of St. Bonaventure Sort by Featured Best Selling Name: A-Z Name: Z-A Price: Low to High Price: High to Low Oldest to Newest Newest to Oldest New He was declared a doctor A senior faculty member at the University of Paris, Saint Bonaventure certainly captured the hearts of his students through his academic skills and insights. Below you will find links to Latin, English, French & Spanish editions of St. Bonaventure's Writings: Saint Bonaventure, ; canonized April 14, 1482; feast day July 15), leading medieval theologian, minister general of the Franciscan order, and cardinal bishop of Albano. St. Bonaventure, called the “Seraphic Doctor” of the Church, was an incredible Franciscan theologian, who, among his many writings, wrote the poetic biography of St. Francis, The Life of St. Francis and The Journey of the Mind to God.He is known as the Seraphic Doctor because he truly possessed the Franciscan spirit; he was eventually chosen as the minister general of the Franciscan …