{"id":3249,"date":"2017-07-15T08:00:28","date_gmt":"2017-07-15T12:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/?p=3249"},"modified":"2026-07-05T16:04:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T20:04:49","slug":"st-bonaventure-feast-day-july-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/st-bonaventure-feast-day-july-15","title":{"rendered":"St. Bonaventure (Feast Day \u2013 July 15)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">St. Bonaventure,\u00a0Bishop, Theologian and\u00a0Doctor\u00a0of the Churchwas born in 1221. When he was a child, he was cured of a serious illness and was healed through the intercession of Francis of Assisi.\u00a0At the age of twenty-two\u00a0St. Bonaventure\u00a0entered the Franciscan Order.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>After making his vows, he went to\u00a0Paris\u00a0to study theology and philosophy. In Paris\u00a0he became a close\u00a0friend of the great\u00a0St. Thomas\u00a0Aquinas. 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