Bonaventure (disambiguation)

Bonaventure, a French and Italian name (from Latin Bonaventura, meaning "good fortune") may refer to:

People

Given name

Saint Bonaventure (John of Fidanza) (1221–1274) medieval Italian philosopher and theologian
- Pseudo-Bonaventure, a name given to various anonymous medieval writers whose writings were previously attributed to Saint Bonaventure
Bonaventure de Bar (1700–1729), French painter
Bonaventure Baron (1610–1696), Irish Franciscan theologian, philosopher and writer of Latin prose and verse
Bonaventure Broderick (1868–1943), the Coadjutor Bishop of the Archdiocese of San Cristóbal de la Habana
Bonaventura Cavalieri (1598–1647), Italian mathematician
Bonaventure Elzevir (1583–1652), Dutch publisher and printer
Bonaventure Giffard (1642–1734), English Roman Catholic bishop
Bonaventure Hepburn (1573–1620/1), Scottish linguist and biblical scholar
Bonaventura Hussey (Maelbrighte Ó Hussey) (died 1614), Irish Franciscan author
Bonaventure Kalou (born 1978), Ivorian footballer
Bonaventure Maruti (born 1976), a Kenyan football striker
Bonaventure Panet (1765–1846), a businessman and politician in Lower Canada
Bonaventure Patrick Paul (1929–2007), Pakistani bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hyderabad
Bonaventure des Périers (c. 1501–1544), French author
Bonaventura Bellemo O.F.M. (died 1602), Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Andros
Bonaventura Berlinghieri (1228-1274), alian painter from Lucca, Italy, of the Gothic period
Fra Bonaventura Bisi (1601-1659), Italian painter of the Baroque period
Bonaventura Bottone (born 1950), leading operatic tenor from England
Bonaventura Cerronio (fl. 1639), Italian composer
Bonaventura Claverio (1606-1671), Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Potenza
Bonaventura Furlani (died 1597), Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Alatri
Bonaventura Genelli (1798-1868), German painter
Bonaventura Gran (1620-1684), Spanish Franciscan friar, proclaimed blessed by the Catholic Church in 1906
Bonaventura Ibáñez (1876-1932), Spanish film actor of the silent and early sound eras
Bonaventura Lamberti (1653-1721), Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Rome
Bonaventura van Overbeek (1660-1705), Dutch Golden Age draughtsman and engraver
Bonaventura Porta (1861-1953), Italian Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pesaro
Justinas Bonaventūra Pranaitis (1861-1917), Lithuanian Catholic priest, Russian Master of Theology and Professor of the Hebrew Language
Bonaventura von Rauch (1740-1814), Prussian Army major general
Bonaventura Rubino (1600-1668), Italian composer
Bonaventura Secusio O.F.M. Obs. (died March 1618) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Catania
Bonaventura Tornielli O.S.M. (1411-1491), noble Italian priest and Roman Catholic preacher, beatified by Pope Pius X in 1911
Bonaventura Vulcanius (1538-1614), leading Dutch humanist
Bonaventura, pseudonym of Ernst August Friedrich Klingemann (1777–1831), a German writer and theatre director
Bonaventura Moller, inheritor (year 1625.) of Bonaventura manor, located near Riga, Latvia

Surname

Andrea Bonaventura (born 1986), professional Canadian football linebacker
Andrea Giacinto Bonaventura Longhin O.F.M.Cap. (1863-1936), Italian Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Treviso
Emilio Bonaventura Altieri (1590-1676), Italian noble and future Pope Clement X
Braniff Bonaventure, American football player
Giacomo Bonaventura, Italian football player
Lorenzo di Bonaventura, American film producer
Pietro Bonaventura (died 1653), Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cesena
Romano Bonaventura (1216-1243), Cardinal deacon of Sant'Angelo in Pescheria and cardinal-legate to the court of France.
Segna di Bonaventura, Italian painter
Simon-Pierre Denys de Bonaventure (1659–1711), French officer in the colonial navy of New France
Thomasine, Lady Percival, née Thomasine Bonaventure (c. 1470-c. 1530), English benefactress and founder of a school
Ysaline Bonaventure, Belgian tennis player

Places

Canada

Bonaventure Regional County Municipality, Quebec
- City of Bonaventure, Quebec, in the Bonaventure RCM
  - Bonaventure Airport, serving City of Bonaventure
- Bonaventure River
Bonaventure Island in the Gaspésie region on the Gulf of St. Lawrence
Bonaventure (electoral district), a former federal electoral district
Bonaventure (provincial electoral district), a Quebec provincial electoral district
Place Bonaventure in Montreal which gave its name to
- Bonaventure (Montreal Metro) station
- Bonaventure Station, railway station in downtown Montreal, Quebec
Autoroute Bonaventure (Quebec Autoroute 10), also called the Bonaventure Expressway
Old and New Bonaventure, Newfoundland and Labrador, small communities

United States

St. Bonaventure, New York, a census-designated place and community in Allegany
Westin Bonaventure Hotel, the largest hotel in Los Angeles, California
Bonaventure Cemetery in Savannah, Georgia
Bonaventura (VTA), light-rail station in San Jose

Latvia

Bonaventuras iela (Bonaventura street), Riga, Latvia

Entertainment

Bonaventure, a play that was made into the 1951 film Thunder on the Hill
Signor Bonaventura, an Italian comic strip

Schools

Saint Bonaventure's College in Newfoundland, Canada
St. Bonaventure University, located in Allegany, New York, United States
St Bonaventure's Catholic School, in Forest Gate, London Borough of Newham, United Kingdom
St Bonaventure's High School, a school located in Hyderabad, Sindh province, Pakistan
St. Bonaventure High School, a private, Catholic, co-educational secondary school in Ventura, California, United States
St. Bonaventure Elementary School, a Catholic elementary school in Toronto, Ontario

Ships

Canadian aircraft carrier, HMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22)
nine warships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Bonaventure

Other

Bonaventure station (disambiguation), stations of the name
Bonaventura Heinz House (first), in the West End of Davenport, listed on the NRHP from 1984 to 2005
Bonaventura Heinz House (second), historic building located in the West End of Davenport, listed on HRHP from 1983
CVV 8 Bonaventura, Italian two-seat competition glider designed during the 1950s and produced in 50 unities

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