Notre Dame Bonaventure connection

[Bonafan71]

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?

[Bona84]

He spent a number of years in Paris, and was educated at the University of Paris.

[ThomasMerton]

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.

[firstdev]

Apr 16, 2019 10:21:27 GMT -5 Bonafan71 said:

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.

[Bonas08]

I was at an Easter Mass at Notre Dame Cathedral my junior year of highschool in 2003 on a trip to france/spain