St Boniface Biography

St Boniface biography

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NAME: St Boniface
OCCUPATION: Archbishop, Missionary, Saint
BIRTH DATE: c. 675
DEATH DATE: June 05, 754
PLACE OF BIRTH: Wessex, England
PLACE OF DEATH: Dokkum, Frisia [now in The Netherlands]
AKA: Bonifatius
Originally: Wynfrid
Originally: Wynfrith

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Saint Boniface was a missionary who propagated Christianity in the Frankish Empire during the 8th century. He is the patron saint of Germany.

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Saint Boniface was a missionary who propagated Christianity in the Frankish Empire during the 8th century. By the age of 30, he had become an ordained priest. On his missions east of the Rhine River, he was unrelenting in his effort to convert pagans to his faith. His established churches in Bavaria and was ultimate killed as a martyr for the church. He is the patron saint of Germany.