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St. Bonaventure

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Religious Figure

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    (1221-July 16, 1274)
    Wrote 'Life of St. Francis of Assisi' as well as numerous works of philosophy and theology

Why he might be annoying:

    He claimed that St. Francis of Assisi cured him of illness when he was an infant.
    While he taught at the University of Paris he was part of a bitter feud with the secular professors.
    He was said to have performed a number of miracles, including being born without original sin and having a perfectly preserved head when his remains were excavated in 1434.
    Huguenots burned his remains in 1562.
    He resisted any new developments in philosophy and attempted to defend St. Augustine's work against all criticisms.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was good friends with <St. Thomas Aquinas, and both were made Doctors of the Church simultaneously on October 23, 1267.
    He was commissioned by the Pope to write a biography of St. Francis of Assisi.
    He was rumored to have been poisoned for unknown reasons.
    Dante Alighieri placed him as a saint in paradise in 'The Divine Comedy' prior to his official canonization.

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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 108 Votes: 47.22% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 36.36% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 112 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 121 Votes: 46.28% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 33 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 17 Votes: 41.18% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 20 Votes: 35.00% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 69 Votes: 43.48% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 56 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 77 Votes: 35.06% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 175 Votes: 44.57% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 119 Votes: 53.78% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 209 Votes: 46.41% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 260 Votes: 47.69% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 289 Votes: 48.79% Annoying