Blessed Bonaventura of Potenza, also known as Antonio Carlo Gerardo Lavanca, was born on January 4, 1651, in Potenza, Naples, Italy. He joined the Friars Minor Conventual at the young age of 15, becoming a member of their religious order. Throughout his life, Blessed Bonaventura served as a home missioner in southern Italy, ministering from various convents in Campania Aversa, Maddaloni,...