RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Boniface II

470 - 532

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Pope Boniface II (Latin: Bonifatius II; died 17 October 532) was the first Germanic Bishop of Rome. He ruled the Holy See from 22 September 530 until his death on 17 October 532. Boniface died of natural causes, likely an illness or old age. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Boniface II is the 511th most popular religious figure (up from 546th in 2019), the 588th most popular biography from Italy (up from 635th in 2019) and the 231st most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Boniface II is most famous for being the first pope to take the name of a saint, in this case, Boniface.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Boniface II ranks 511 out of 3,187. Before him are Charbel Makhlouf, Vincent of Saragossa, Hor-Aha, Báb, Genevieve, and Pope Marcellinus. After him are Pope Leo V, Haggai, Guru Gobind Singh, Vincent Ferrer, Pope John XIII, and Pope Anastasius II.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 470, Pope Boniface II ranks 3. Before him are Pope John II, and Pope John I. After him are Theudis, Medardus, Caesarius of Arles, Audofleda, Albinus of Angers, Caradoc, Buddhapālita, Finnian of Clonard, and Narasimhagupta. Among people deceased in 532, Pope Boniface II ranks 1. After him are Sabbas the Sanctified, and Hypatius.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Boniface II ranks 588 out of 5,161. Before him are Gentile Bellini (1429), Silvana Mangano (1930), Piero the Unfortunate (1472), Marcus Claudius Marcellus (-42), Patrizia Reggiani (1948), and Pope Marcellinus (250). After him are Marie Thérèse Louise of Savoy, Princesse de Lamballe (1749), Pietro Aretino (1492), Pope Leo V (870), Lucilla (150), Salvatore Adamo (1943), and Ennius (-239).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Boniface II ranks 231. Before him are Januarius (272), Pope Agapetus II (900), Pope Agapetus I (490), Pope Benedict V (930), Pope Stephen II (715), and Pope Marcellinus (250). After him are Pope Leo V (870), Pope John XIII (930), Pope Anastasius II (450), Angelo Sodano (1927), Pope Leo VI (914), and Anastasia of Sirmium (281).

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