{"product_id":"the-life-of-st-francis-of-assisi-9780895551511","title":"The Life of St. Francis of Assisi","description":"\"Francis, go and build up My house, which as thou seest, is falling into ruin.\" To fulfill this command of Our Lord, St. Francis of Assisi (c. 1181-1226) began by restoring physical churches and continued by building up the spiritual Church. Francis' humility, purity, and true joy inspired many men and women to conversion and a deeper faith. Others joined with him in serving God and the poor; thus began the Franciscan Order.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bonaventure St Bonaventure\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tan Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780895551511\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSt. Bonaventure was born, with the given name of John, to Giovanni di Fidanza and Maria Ritella in 1221 at Bagnoregio, Italy. His life was so pure that it was said that he seemed not to have inherited Original Sin. According to legend, he received the name of Bonaventure (\u003ci\u003ebona ventura, \u003c\/i\u003egood fortune) at a very young age from St. Francis of Assisi and was cured of an illness through the saint's intercession. In 1243 he became a Franciscan (considered the Order's second founder) and later earned the position of Master of Theology with St. Thomas Aquinas at Paris in 1257. He was made a Cardinal by Pope Gregory X and later presided at the Council of Lyons in 1274, where he died suddenly. He was canonized by Pope Sixtus IV in 1484 and is known as the Seraphic Doctor of the Church.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e St. Bonaventure also wrote the \u003ci\u003eCommentary on the Gospel of St. Luke\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBreviloquium\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDe Septem Itineribus Aeternitatis\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eItinerarium Mentis ad Deum\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDe Reductione Artium ad Theologiam\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSoliloquium\u003c\/i\u003e. His feast day is celebrated on the 15th of July.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Bonaventure St Bonaventure \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47876613636253,"sku":"9780895551511","price":39.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_d1d9450e-ec41-4b25-ba7a-85fcd0b0288b.jpg?v=1777383204","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-life-of-st-francis-of-assisi-9780895551511","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}