Bagnoregio. Small Temple of Saint Bonaventure

In Bagnoregio, the small temple of San Bonaventure is located just on the right of Porta Albana.

Originally it was dedicated to Sant'Angelo but in 1632 it was bought by the Venerable Company of Saint Bonaventure, the philosopher considered the second founder of the Franciscan Order of which he was at the helm.

The building has a Greek cross plan with a dome and the church was renovated in 1856 according to the project of the architect-painter Pietro Gagliardi.

Inside you can admire two altarpieces, a fresco on the right representing the Madonna del Popolo and a canvas placed behind the main altar depicting the Sacred Heart of Jesus and St. Bonaventure.