Gaspar de Bono
Blessed Gaspar de Bono, Order of Minims & Archdiocese of Valencia) | |
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| Beatified | 10 September 1786, Rome, Papal States, by Pope Pius VI |
| Major shrine | Church of Sant Nicolau, Carrer dels Cavallers, 35, Valencia, Spain |
| Feast | July 14 |
| Parent | Joan de Bonome |
Gaspar de Bono i Montsó
Life
Although Gaspar's parents were very pious, the family was poor. His father was a linen weaver by trade, but when his mother was blinded three years after his birth and became unable to help in the family trade, the father was forced to sell their home and his tools and took work as a grinder and reseller. As a child, he developed a noticeable stammer, a problem from which he suffered his whole life.[5]
At the age of ten, De Bono began working with a silk merchant, but soon realized that his vocation was religious and began to study Latin while continuing to work to support his family. About 1545, he was admitted as a candidate to the Dominican Order, but, just as he was about to enter their novitiate, he was talked out of this by a brother-in-law, after which he returned home.[4]
At age twenty, De Bono joined the army of the
De Bono did in fact recover, and soon entered the Minim
De Bono soon became known for his virtue and strict compliance with the Rule of Life of the Order. He was available to all the people of the neighborhood which he knew thoroughly. He was present to comfort his parents in their final hours, his mother dying on 29 April 1583, and his father a year later. He was soon named
De Bono died in Valencia on 14 July 1604, at the age of 74. His remains were first entombed in the Church of San Sebastián, to which the monastery was attached. After the suppression of the monastery under the
Veneration
De Bono was beatified by Pope Pius VI on 10 September 1786. His eulogy is written in the Roman Martyrology for 14 July: At Valencia in Spain, Blessed Gaspar de Bono, a priest of the Order of Minims, who left the arms of the prince of the world for the militia of Christ the King and for the sake of the house of ' Order in the Spanish province, who ruled with prudence and charity.
Each year, on the 14 July, small celebrations are held in De Bono's honor at the Impasse of Cañete in the Carmen neighborhood, the street where he was born.
References
- ^ "Gaspar de Bono i Montsó | enciclopedia.cat". www.enciclopedia.cat. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- ^ Bausset, Josep Miquel (2015-07-13). "14 de juliol: El Beat valencià Gaspar Bono". Levante-EMV (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- ^ Bausset, Josep Miquel (2015-07-13). "14 de juliol: El Beat valencià Gaspar Bono". Levante-EMV (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- ^ a b c Miloni, Pietro Agostino, O.M.; Burguete, Francisco, O.M., trans. (1787). Vida del beato Gaspar de Bono ... del orden de Minimos. Valencia.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)(in Spanish) - ^ a b "Gaspar Bono Monzón". Personajes valencianos.(in Spanish)
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