Bentivoglio de Bonis was a 13th-century Italian friar belonging to the Order of Friars Minor. Born in San Severino Marche in 1188, he was drawn to the Franciscan way of life through the preaching of Paolo da Spoleto. He eventually traveled to Assisi, where he was accepted into the order by Saint Francis himself. After his ordination as a priest, he lived in the convent of Ponte del Trave, where he cared for a person suffering from leprosy.