Blessed Bentivoglio de Bonis
Blessed Bentivoglio de Bonis (born c. 1260 AD in Sant'Angelo in Vado, Marche, Italy; died March 24, 1332 AD in Corneto (now Tarquinia), Latium, Italy) was an Italian Augustinian Hermit friar — a close companion and fellow novice of Saint Nicholas of Tolentino (1245–1305) — who spent his life in prayer, preaching, and service as an Augustinian friar in central Italy. Born in Sant'Angelo in Vado in the Marche region, he entered the Order of Hermits of Saint Augustine, where he came to know and was formed alongside Nicholas of Tolentino. He served in various Augustinian houses in central Italy and died at Corneto (Tarquinia) on March 24, 1332. His feast day is March 24.
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| Blessed Bentivoglio de Bonis | |
|---|---|
| Feast Day | March 24 |
| Profession | Augustinian Hermit friar; companion of Saint Nicholas of Tolentino; mendicant friar; preacher; contemplative; holy man of the Marche and Latium |
| Rel. Affiliation | Catholic Church; Order of Hermits of Saint Augustine (OESA/OSA); Augustinian spirituality; 13th-14th century Italian mendicant tradition; central Italian Catholic culture |
| Patronage | Sant'Angelo in Vado; Tarquinia (Corneto); the Augustinian Order; companions of saints; the Marche region |
| Attributes | Black Augustinian habit with leather belt; cross; book (Augustinian learning); Nicholas of Tolentino (shown as companion); Marche landscape |
| Birthplace | Sant'Angelo in Vado, Marche, Italy |
| Death Place | Corneto (Tarquinia), Latium, Italy |
| Cause of Death | Natural death; died March 24, 1332, at Corneto (now called Tarquinia) in Latium, Italy; he was approximately 72 years old; he had spent his life as an Augustinian Hermit friar and close companion of Saint Nicholas of Tolentino; his holiness of life was recognized by the Augustinian Order and by the local Catholic community of Corneto; his feast day is March 24 |
| Primary Shrine | Tarquinia (formerly Corneto), Viterbo, Italy — Augustinian church; March 24 feast; Augustinian Order veneration |
| Liturgical Class | Not in universal Roman calendar; March 24 feast in the Order of Augustinian Hermits and in the local Catholic tradition of Tarquinia |
| Historic Class | Not in 1962 calendar |
Biography
Bentivoglio de Bonis was born around 1260 in Sant'Angelo in Vado in the Marche region of central Italy. He entered the Order of Hermits of Saint Augustine, where he became a fellow novice and companion of the future Saint Nicholas of Tolentino (1245–1305).
He lived the Augustinian life of prayer, study, and apostolic preaching. He served at various Augustinian houses in central Italy. He died March 24, 1332, at Corneto (now Tarquinia) in Latium.
He is venerated as a blessed in the Augustinian Order and in the local Catholic tradition of Tarquinia. His feast day is March 24.
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Birth location: Sant'Angelo in Vado, Marche, Italy
Death location: Corneto (Tarquinia), Latium, Italy
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Blessed Bentivoglio de Bonis (c. 1260–1332) was an Italian Augustinian Hermit friar from Sant'Angelo in Vado (Marche) — a close companion and fellow novice of Saint Nicholas of Tolentino — who died March 24, 1332, at Corneto (Tarquinia) in Latium. Feast March 24.
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