Bonaventure

ancestor Catholic single tradition · 2

Bonaventure's body was moved to a new church 160 years after his death, and his head was found to be incorrupt. The people of Lyon were profoundly affected by this miracle, and they chose Bonaventure for the patron of their city. A century later, his body was burned by Huguenots in the public square.

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When

First attested
1434 CE
Attested period
1434 – 1562
Historical notes
Relic burned in 1562.

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“The people of Lyon were profoundly affected by this miracle, and they chose Bonaventure for the patron of their city. The movement, already afoot, to obtain his canonization received thereby a new and powerful impetus." However, a century later in 1562, the city of Lyon was captured by Huguenots, who burned Bonaventure's body”

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“Buenaventura – Bonaventure”

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