Saint Boniface

Saint Boniface (Latin: Bonifatius) (c. 675? – 5 June 754 AD), born Winfrid, Wynfrith, or Wynfryth in the kingdom of Wessex in Anglo-Saxon England, was a leading figure in the Anglo-Saxon mission to the Germanic parts of the Frankish Empire during the 8th century. He established the first organized Christianity in many parts of Germania. He is the patron saint of Germania, the first archbishop of Mainz and the "Apostle of the Germans". He was killed in Frisia in 754, along with 52 others. His remains were returned to Fulda, where they rest in a sarcophagus which became a site of pilgrimage. Facts about Boniface's life and death as well as his work became widely known, since there is a wealth of material available—a number of vitae, especially the near-contemporary Vita Bonifatii auctore Willibaldi, and legal documents, possibly some sermons, and above all his correspondence.

Norman F. Cantor notes the three roles Boniface played that made him "one of the truly outstanding creators of the first Europe, as the apostle of Germania, the reformer of the Frankish church, and the chief fomentor of the alliance between the papacy and the Carolingian family." Through his efforts to reorganize and regulate the church of the Franks, he helped shape Western Christianity, and many of the dioceses he proposed remain today. After his martyrdom, he was quickly hailed as a saint in Fulda and other areas in Germania and in England. His cult is still notably strong today. Boniface is celebrated (and criticized) as a missionary; he is regarded as a unifier of Europe, and he is seen (mainly by Catholics) as a Germanic national figure.

Boniface (name)

Boniface is a given name and a surname. The best known of those who bear the name is Saint Boniface (c. 675?–754), an important leader in early Christianity and the "Apostle of the Germans". Others named Boniface include:

Given name

Religious figures

  • Boniface of Tarsus, saint who was martyred in 307, according to legend
  • Boniface, African martyr, 5th century
  • Pope Boniface I (died 422)
  • Pope Boniface II (died 532)
  • Pope Boniface III (died 607)
  • Pope Boniface IV (c. 550–615)
  • Pope Boniface V (died 625)
  • Saint Curetán (fl. 690-710), Bishop of Rosemarkie, also known as Boniface
  • Pope Boniface VI (died 896)
  • Antipope Boniface VII (died 985)
  • Bruno of Querfurt (c. 974-1009), also known as Boniface, sainted missionary bishop and martyr, the "Apostle to the Prussians"
  • Boniface of Valperga (died 1243), venerated Bishop of Aosta
  • Boniface of Brussels (1183–1260), Bishop of Lausanne
  • Boniface of Savoy (bishop) (c. 1217-1270)
  • Pope Boniface VIII (c. 1230–1303)
  • Pope Boniface IX (c. 1350–1404)
  • Boniface Adoyo, Kenyan bishop and opponent of the theory of evolution
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