
Saint Boniface
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Gender | Male |
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Born | Crediton |
United Kingdom | |
Full name | Winfrid |
Assassinated | Frisia |
Place of burial | Fulda Cathedral, Fulda, Germany |
Books | The letters of Saint Boniface |
Bonifatii (Vynfreth) Ars grammatica ; accedit Ars metrica | |
The letters of Saint Boniface | |
Bonifatii (Vynfreth) Ars grammatica ; accedit Ars metrica | |
Patronage | Fulda |
England | |
Germania | |
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 | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 615924 |
Saint Boniface Life story
Boniface, born in Crediton in Anglo-Saxon England, was a leading figure in the Anglo-Saxon mission to the Germanic parts of the Frankish Empire during the eighth century. He organised significant foundations of the church in Germany and was made archbishop of Mainz by Pope Gregory III.