Saint Bonaventure: History and Thought

Bonaventure’s Early Life There is little information concerning the early life of Saint Bonaventure. Though accounts differ on the exact year, he was born Giovanni di Fidanza in Bagnoregio, Italy, near Rome, probably around 1217. [1] His father, Giovanni di Fidanza, was a physician. [2] His mother was Maria Ritella. [3] Bonaventure received the cognomen…