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Hace 5 días · As a theologian, Saint Bonaventure upheld the duty and value of using the human intellect to reflect on the mysteries of faith. But for him all human wisdom was folly when compared to the mystical illumination given to the faithful Christian by God himself.
Hace 4 días · Eighty years ago St. Maximilian Kolbe died in Auschwitz on August 14 after volunteering to take the place of a father in the concentration camp’s starvation bunker. Today devotion to the saint continues to spread, including as an intercessor for the family, according to a theologian in Rome.
Hace 1 día · In approximately 1211, a captain of the Medrano family held the lordship of the castle and town of Agoncillo, situated near the city of Logroño, in the region of La Rioja, Spain. Medrano's son was suffering from a mysterious and untreatable ailment. In 1211, Saint Francis of Assisi roamed those very paths of Agoncillo.
Hace 3 días · When Franciscan friars founded St. Bonaventure University in 1858, they sought to guide life at the college with the ideals of justice, peace and the search for truth.
Hace 2 días · The stories surrounding St. Agnes’ life and death are varied. We know the place of her burial, her approximate age, and the place where she was martyred. Much less is known about her life, though there are many stories passed down since her martyrdom in the fourth century.
Hace 5 días · The San Buenaventura Mission, also known as Mission San Buenaventura, holds a significant place in California's history. Let's explore some fascinating facts about this historic site. 01. Founded in 1782. The mission was established on March 31, 1782, by Father Junípero Serra. It was the ninth mission founded in the California mission chain. 02.
Hace 5 días · Sir Francis Drake ( c. 1540 – 28 January 1596) was an English explorer and privateer best known for his circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition between 1577 and 1580. This was the first English circumnavigation, and third circumnavigation overall.
