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 652nd most popular religious figure, the 474th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 10th 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 652 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Theodore I, Maudgalyayana, Angelus Silesius, Billy Graham, Saint Walpurga, and Hans Küng. After him are Basilios Bessarion, Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía, Pope Constantine, Pope Benedict IV, Evagrius Ponticus, and Menno Simons.

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Among people born in 680, Saint Boniface ranks 2. Before him is Mus‘ab ibn 'Umair. After him are Empress Genshō, Wu Daozi, Aripert II, and Liutpert. Among people deceased in 754, Saint Boniface ranks 4. Before him are Childeric III, As-Saffah, and Carloman. After him are Hiltrud, Cui Hao, and Anastasius of Constantinople.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Saint Boniface ranks 474 out of 8,785. Before him are Bernie Ecclestone (1930), Eadred (923), Saint Walpurga (710), Denis Law (1940), Brook Taylor (1685), and Æthelflæd (869). After him are Alexander Pope (1688), Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (1545), G. E. Moore (1873), Muriel Spark (1918), Kate Winslet (1975), and Robert Robinson (1886).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Saint Boniface ranks 10. Before him are Thomas Becket (1119), William Laud (1573), Edward the Confessor (1003), John Wesley (1703), John Knox (1514), and Saint Walpurga (710). After him are Thomas Wolsey (1473), Pope Adrian IV (1100), Willibrord (658), John Henry Newman (1801), William Tyndale (1494), and Charles Spurgeon (1834).

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