5.20 St. Bonaventure: Prince of Mystics

St. Bonaventure (1221-1274) continued the legacy of St. Anthony and was the Franciscan counterpart to Aquinas. He's called the second founder of the Franciscans, and the Prince of the Mystics, because he continued the mystical tradition of St. Bernard of Clairvaux, and he preserves for us the mystical spirituality of St. Francis of Assisi, as well as being an important influence on later mystics, such as St. John of the Cross. Links Check out this three-part series on St. Bonaventure by Pope Benedict XVI (from 2010) Part 1: Part 2: Part 3: The Classics of Western Spirituality volume on St. Bonaventure : SIGN UP for Catholic Culture's Newsletter: DONATE at: Dr. Papandrea's Homepage: Dr. Papandrea's latest book is The Original Church: What it Meant - and Still Means - to Be a Christian : Dr. Papandrea's YouTube channel, The Original Church : Theme Music: Gaudeamus (Introit for the Feast of All Saints), sung by Jeff Ostrowski. Courtesy of Corpus Christi Watershed:

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5.20 St. Bonaventure: Prince of Mystics is an episode from Way of the Fathers with Mike Aquilina by Thomas V. Mirus.

This episode is 22:50 long.

This episode was published on Sep 24, 2025.

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