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St. Bonaventure
- Bishop
Born - c.1221
Died - 15 July 1274
Feastday
- 15 July
Canonized - 1482 by Pope Sixtus IV
Statue
created - c.1702-1703
Campi received the commission in
June 1702 and delivered the statue in February 1703.
Sculptor
- Pietro Paolo Campi
He received 80 scudi for the work.
Height
- 3.1 m. (10ft 4in) travertine
The saint is show with the
insignia of episcopal authority as he was cardinal and bishop.
He has a short beard that is divided into two under the chin.
With his left hand he holds a closed book, symbol of the more
than 60 works written by him. On the plinth rests his
cardinal's hat.
Bonaventure was an Italian medieval scholastic theologian and
philosopher. He was
declared a Doctor of the Church in 1588 by Pope Sixtus V.
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Saints
on South Colonnade
Charlemagne Wing
near St Peter's
Basilica
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Saints
on South Colonnade
Charlemagne Wing
near St Peter's
Basilica
71.
Bonaventure
on Far Right
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Sources:
The Book of Saints, ©2002 Edited by Dom Basil Watkins, OSB
Le Statue Berniniani del Colonnato di San Pietro by Valentino
Martinelli ©1987 by de Luca
Editore
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