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Boniface
c. 675 – 754 · b. Wessex · Bishop of Mainz
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Quick facts
- Born
- c. 675, Wessex
- Died
- 754, Dokkum
- See
- Mainz
- Region
- west
- Era
- post nicene
- Significance
- Notable(2/4)
- Also known as
- Winfrid · Apostle of the Germans
Highlights
- Main contribution
- Anglo-Saxon missionary and Archbishop of Mainz.
- Primary source
- Willibald, Vita Bonifatii
Anglo-Saxon missionary and Archbishop of Mainz. Evangelized Frisia and Germany; martyred at Dokkum. Reorganized the Frankish church under papal authority. Extensive correspondence survives.
Recommended reading near Boniface
A cover-visible starting point chosen from the curated reading path, either by this figure or by their era.
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Sources for biography
- Willibald, Vita Bonifatii primary
- Boniface, Epistolae primary
documented connections(2)
- knew of Aldhelm of SherborneBoniface, formed in the West Saxon school, knew and used Aldhelm's writings and praised him.Boniface, Epistolae 33
- Boniface modelled his missionary methods on Gregory's instructions to Augustine of Canterbury and corresponded with Gregory's papal successors.Boniface, Epistolae · Willibald, Vita Bonifatii
External resources
📖WikipediaFull encyclopedic biography with footnotes and further reading.🔗WikidataStructured data hub linking to library catalogues, archives, and academic sources worldwide.🏛️WikisourcePublic-domain primary texts and translations (search).⛪Catholic Encyclopedia1913 reference — long entries, useful for less-known figures (search for Boniface).