RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Saint Boniface

680 - 754

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Boniface, OSB (born Wynfreth; c. 675 –5 June 754) was an English Benedictine monk and leading figure in the Anglo-Saxon mission to the Germanic parts of Francia during the eighth century. He organised significant foundations of the church in Germany and was made Archbishop of Mainz by Pope Gregory III. He was martyred in Frisia in 754, along with 52 others, and his remains were returned to Fulda, where they rest in a sarcophagus which remains a site of Christian pilgrimage. Boniface's life and death as well as his work became widely known, there being a wealth of material available — a number of vitae, especially the near-contemporary Vita Bonifatii auctore Willibaldi, legal documents, possibly some sermons, and above all his correspondence. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Saint Boniface is the 327th most popular religious figure (up from 652nd in 2019), the 217th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 474th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular British Religious Figure.

Saint Boniface was a missionary to the Germanic tribes. He is most famous for his efforts to convert the Germanic tribes to Christianity.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Saint Boniface ranks 327 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Martin I, Pope Paul I, Michael I Cerularius, Pope Felix III, Pope Alexander IV, and Pope Gregory IV. After him are Saint Pantaleon, Maya, Ephrem the Syrian, Thích Nhất Hạnh, Pope Benedict III, and John Harvard.

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Among people born in 680, Saint Boniface ranks 1. After him are Mus‘ab ibn 'Umair, Empress Genshō, Wu Daozi, Liutpert, and Aripert II. Among people deceased in 754, Saint Boniface ranks 1. After him are Childeric III, As-Saffah, Carloman, Hiltrud, Anastasius of Constantinople, and Cui Hao.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Saint Boniface ranks 217 out of 8,785. Before him are Howard Carter (1874), James Chadwick (1891), Princess Helena of the United Kingdom (1846), Anthony Giddens (1938), William Blake (1757), and David Livingstone (1813). After him are Catherine Howard (1523), Guy Fawkes (1570), Æthelbald, King of Wessex (831), George Stephenson (1781), John Harvard (1607), and W. H. Auden (1907).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Saint Boniface ranks 2. Before him are Saint Patrick (385). After him are John Harvard (1607), Saint Ursula (400), Saint Walpurga (710), Alcuin (735), William Laud (1573), John Wesley (1703), Thomas Becket (1119), Pope Adrian IV (1100), John Knox (1514), and Edward the Confessor (1003).

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