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Gonzaga, Bonaventura

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GONZAGA, BONAVENTURA. - Theologian and ascetical writer of the Conventual Friars Minor, b. at Reggio Emilia in the first half of the 16th century, d. at Parma on 5 April 1586.

A philosopher and theologian, he held various Studia, among them that of Venice in 1566; he was also a spiritual poet and above all an ascetical writer, thoroughly versed in mysticism. In 1574 he was secretary general of the Order. Among his works, much sought after in his time, the following should be noted: Ragionamenti sopra li sette peccati mortali (Venice 1566), Parafrasi de' sette Salmi penitenziali, in verse (ibid. 1566) and in prose, with meditations and affections (ibid. 1572), commentaries on the Sette parole della b. Vergine and on the Magnificat (Naples 1569, Parma 1585).

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BIBL.: G. Franchini, Bibliosofia di scrittori franc. conventuali, Modena 1693, pp. 122-24; Sbaralea, I, p. 189.

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VI (1951), col. 919.

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Di, Fonzo Lorenzo. “Gonzaga, bonaventura.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VI, col. 919. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951. https://azioneromana.com/article/gonzaga-bonaventura.

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Di, Fonzo Lorenzo. “Gonzaga, bonaventura.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VI, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951, col. 919. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/gonzaga-bonaventura.

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  author    = {Di, Fonzo Lorenzo},
  title     = {Gonzaga, bonaventura},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {VI},
  pages     = {919},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1951},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/gonzaga-bonaventura}
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