Saint-Bonaventure Basilica, Minor basilica in 2nd arrondissement, Lyon, France

Saint-Bonaventure Basilica is a Catholic church on Place des Cordeliers in the 2nd arrondissement, built with medieval architectural style and featuring detailed religious furnishings and altars throughout. The interior contains multiple chapels and preserves ornamental elements from different periods.

Jacques de Grolée, grandson of the seneschal who gave the Franciscans their land, decided around 1325 to replace the cramped first convent church with a larger one, built from the apse and two apse chapels. The unfinished church was consecrated on 18 September 1328 by Archbishop Pierre de Savoie under the name of St Francis of Assisi. It was extended from 1471 to 1484 with funding from Jean de Pavie, physician to Charles VII and Louis XI, and then placed under the name of Saint Bonaventure. It became an urban sanctuary in 1971 and a minor basilica in 2019.

This sanctuary plays an active role for worshippers and visitors seeking a space for private prayer within the city. The building remains a focal point for Catholic life in this part of Lyon.

The main entrance is on Place des Cordeliers, facing the former Palais de la Bourse; the west flank along rue Grolée was cleared around 1890, so the facade is best seen from the square. The church is a working sanctuary rather than a parish, so access may be paused during services. The facade was restored between December 2021 and April 2023.

The church has been a designated urban sanctuary since 1971 rather than a parish church, and Pope Francis raised it to the rank of minor basilica on 28 September 2019. It also hosts the monthly inter-scout gathering and adoration prayer of Lyon's Catholic scouting movements, organised by Eamus.