Saint Boniface

8th‑century Anglo‑Saxon bishop and missionary, Catholic saint and martyr, known as the ‘Apostle to the Germans’

b. c. 675 · d. 5 Jun 754

Boniface 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.

Related people

Gregory II consecrated by
Wynbert of Nursling disciple of
Wuna of Wessex sibling of
Burchard I consecrator of
Lul consecrator of
Willibald consecrator of
Gregory of Utrecht teacher of
Saint Sturm teacher of
Wigbert teacher of
Ludger teacher of
Ecgbert influenced

Events

Concilium Germanicum 740

Commemorated

Saint Boniface

Places

Crediton · Rome · Fritzlar · Mainz · Dokkum · Fulda Cathedral · Crediton

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