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Gaspar de Bono Manzoni (5 January 1530 – 14 July 1604) was a monk of the Order of the Minims. He is venerated as blessed by the Catholic Church. ==Biography== De Bono was born to a poor family in Valencia, possibly of French or Italian origin. His father was a linen weaver by trade, but when his mother was blinded three years after his birth, his father was forced to sell their home and his tools to work as a grinder and reseller. At age ten he began working with a silk merchant, but soon realized that his vocation was religious and began to study Latin while continuing to working to support his family. At twenty he joined the army of the Emperor Charles V, in search of fortune. He served for about ten years and continued to try and live a devout and religious life, by praying, saying the rosary daily, donating to charity and frequenting places of worship. He fought in Lombardy where he was seriously wounded in the head. Left for dead, de Bono made a promise to enter the convent of the order of St. Francis of Poala if he survived. De Bono did in fact recover, and soon entered the convent of San Sebastian of the Order of the Minims in Valencia, taking the habit in 1560. First professed as a monk and then ordained as a priest the following year. He soon became known for his virtue and strict compliance with church rules. At the request of the Archbishop of San Juan de Ribera, Gaspar de Bono was elected Provincial of Valencia in 1602. He is said to have remained humble and austere; retaining his devotions and customs, and continued to be noted for his prudence and charity. He died in Valencia on July 14, 1604, at the age of 74. His remains were first deposited in the church of San Sebastian, then moved to the Church of San Nicolás (Valencia) in 1835. On July the 14th, small celebrations are held in his honor at the Impasse of Cañete in the Carmen neighborhood, the street where he was born. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gaspar de Bono」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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