According to various legends, St. Bonaventure owes his name to an incident that saved his life as an infant.
The “Seraphic Doctor,” St. Bonaventure, is among the more well-known Franciscan saints, next to St. Francis and St. Anthony.
He was born a few years before St. Francis’ death in 1226, and it is recorded that his life almost ended shortly after he was born.
Miracle at the hands of St. Francis
St. Bonaventure himself narrates the events of his youth in his biographies of St. Francis:
God does not cease to glorify his servant
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