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Post by Bonafan71 on Apr 16, 2019 10:21:27 GMT -5
During the unbelievable carnage of yesterday's fire in Paris, I was watching MSNBC when a Bishop on air was talking about famous people who spent time in Notre Dame in the previous centuries and mentioned St. Bonaventure -- a lone interesting nugget in an otherwise sullen news day.
Does anyone know when/why our Alma Mater's namesake visited Notre Dame?
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Post by Bona84 on Apr 16, 2019 11:40:23 GMT -5
He spent a number of years in Paris, and was educated at the University of Paris.
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Post by ThomasMerton on Apr 16, 2019 12:48:34 GMT -5
Indeed, it was mentioned in a memoir of his life that I picked up at St. Patrick's Cathedral; Paulist Press I don't know how many alumni visited the Cathedral Notre-Dame but it was the first thing I did in Paris. Literally got off the train at Gard du Nord, checked into my hotel and jetted over there. Blown away! Sheer awe! Remember climbing the tight passages and thinking back to always wanting to visit. Well, I checked it off the bucket list on a cool Easter Monday morning and it was a great, great stay. Hopefully the recovery/rebuld is sooner than later but methinks this one will take decades.
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Post by firstdev on Apr 17, 2019 6:57:51 GMT -5
During the unbelievable carnage of yesterday's fire in Paris, I was watching MSNBC when a Bishop on air was talking about famous people who spent time in Notre Dame in the previous centuries and mentioned St. Bonaventure -- a lone interesting nugget in an otherwise sullen news day. Does anyone know when/why our Alma Mater's namesake visited Notre Dame? St Bonaventure was a doctor of the church, a professor and leader at the University of Paris. A renowned scholar in the Middle Ages. He taught theology and philosophy. More importantly he was the Vicar General of our order - OFM Franciscans of the First Order.
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Post by Bonas08 on Apr 21, 2019 17:33:47 GMT -5
I was at an Easter Mass at Notre Dame Cathedral my junior year of highschool in 2003 on a trip to france/spain
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