Deaths on March 31

Bonaventura Tornielli

Died on March 31, 1491

Bonaventura Tornielli, Italian Roman Catholic priest (b. 1411)

Bonaventura Tornielli (1411 - 31 March 1491) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a professed member from the Servite Order. Tornielli was born into a noble household and was a noted preacher in which he visited numerous Italian cities such as Florence and Perugia - Pope Sixtus IV held him in high esteem and even named him the "Apostolic Preacher". He also held various positions of leadership within his order.His beatification was approved under Pope Pius X on 6 September 1911.

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