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Topic: Father Merrin, do you venerate Saint Bonaventure?

Anonymous A started this discussion 6 years ago #93,582

He is the patron saint of bowel disorders.

Father Merrin !u5oFWxmY7U joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 4 hours later[^] [v] #1,059,354

I've no idea if he is or isn't the patron saint of bowel issues (I'll defer to your literally undoubted expertise on that subject; I Googled it and came up with nothing), but to the essence of the question: all the saints are venerated. That's why they're saints.

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 6 years ago, 58 minutes later, 5 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,059,368

@previous (Father Merrin !u5oFWxmY7U)
Do you brown down to statues of saints and kiss their feet?

Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 5 minutes later, 5 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,059,370

@1,059,354 (Father Merrin !u5oFWxmY7U)
https://www.catholic.org/saints/patron.php
https://catholicexchange.com/st-bonaventures-good-venture-to-know-god
http://www.catholic-saints.info/patron-saints/saint-bonaventura.htm
http://www.catholictradition.org/Saints/patrons4.htm

Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 26 minutes later, 6 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,059,384

@1,059,354 (Father Merrin !u5oFWxmY7U)
You didn't look very hard: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonaventure
"He is the patron saint of bowel disorders."

Father Merrin !u5oFWxmY7U replied with this 6 years ago, 34 minutes later, 6 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,059,407

@previous (D)

> You didn't look very hard: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonaventure
> "He is the patron saint of bowel disorders."

I did actually read that page and I can't see where it says that. Could you point it out please?

Father Merrin !u5oFWxmY7U double-posted this 6 years ago, 1 minute later, 6 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,059,408

@1,059,370 (C)

> https://www.catholic.org/saints/patron.php
> https://catholicexchange.com/st-bonaventures-good-venture-to-know-god
> http://www.catholic-saints.info/patron-saints/saint-bonaventura.htm
> http://www.catholictradition.org/Saints/patrons4.htm

I know who he is, as a historical person. I just couldn't find any citation that he's the patron saint of bowel disorders (not that I especially care, and hence I made only cursory research). Thank you for the info.

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Father Merrin !u5oFWxmY7U triple-posted this 6 years ago, 1 minute later, 6 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,059,410

@1,059,368 (A)

> Do you brown down to statues of saints

What?

Anonymous C replied with this 6 years ago, 1 minute later, 6 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,059,412

@1,059,408 (Father Merrin !u5oFWxmY7U)
No problem, I was just linking sources that referred to him as the patron saint of bowel disorders. They're not the best of sources, admittedly.
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