Bonaventure (disambiguation)

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Bonaventure, or the Latin original form Bonaventura, may refer to:

• the Italian saint, Bonaventure, Saint Bonaventura, John of Fidanza
• Other persons:
  • Bonaventura Baron, Irish Franciscan theologian, philosopher and writer of Latin prose and verse
  • Bonaventura Cavalieri, Italian mathematician
  • Bonaventura Hussey, Irish Franciscan author
• several places in Quebec:
  • the Bonaventure Regional County Municipality
  • the city of Bonaventure
  • the Bonaventure River
  • Bonaventure Island
  • the former electoral district of Bonaventure, now part of Bonaventure—Gaspé—Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Pabok
  • Place Bonaventure in Montreal which gave its name to the Bonaventure metro station
• the Canadian aircraft carrier, HMCS Bonaventure
• several warships of the Royal Navy including a light cruiser of the Dido-class, and a galleon that fought against the Spanish Armada
• "Bonaventura" was also the pseudonym of Ernst August Friedrich Klingemann (1777 - 1831), a German writer and theatre director.
• The Bonaventure Hotel, the largest hotel in Los Angeles, California.

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• In California:
  • Bonaventura light-rail station in San Jose
• In New York:
  • St. Bonaventure
  • St. Bonaventure University
• Saint Bonaventure's College in Newfoundland