Saint Boniface
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Gender | Male |
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Born | Crediton |
United Kingdom | |
Assassinated | Dokkum, Netherlands |
Place of burial | Fulda Cathedral, Fulda, Germany |
Dom zu Fulda, Fulda, Germany | |
Patronage | Fulda |
England | |
Germania | |
Books | The letters of Saint Boniface |
Bonifatii (Vynfreth) Ars grammatica ; accedit Ars metrica | |
Died | Dokkum |
Netherlands | |
Full name | Winfrid |
Attribut | In bishop's robes, book pierced by a sword |
Major shrine | Fulda Cathedral |
St Boniface Catholic Church | |
Crediton | |
UK | |
Catholic Church | |
Feast | 5 June |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 615924 |
Saint Boniface Life story
Boniface, OSB was an English Benedictine monk and leading figure in the Anglo-Saxon mission to the Germanic parts of Francia during the eighth century. He organised significant foundations of the church in Germany and was made bishop of Mainz by Pope Gregory III.