Bonaventure

Claude François (1655) (link)

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Saint Bonaventure was an Italian Franciscan friar, theologian, and Doctor of the Church, known as the “Seraphic Doctor.” Born around 1221, he served as Minister General of the Franciscan Order and was made a Cardinal-Bishop. His mystical and devotional works, especially The Journey of the Mind into God, are classics of Christian spirituality.