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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Saint Boniface

680 - 754

Saint Boniface

Boniface, OSB (Latin: Bonifatius; 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 Elector of Mainz by Pope Gregory III. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Saint Boniface has received more than 992,331 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Saint Boniface is the 513th most popular religious figure (up from 528th in 2019), the 390th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 420th in 2019) and the 4th 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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990k
Page Views (PV)
66.33
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
40
Languages Editions (L)
4.94
Effective Languages (L*)
3.44
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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Saint Boniface ranks 513 out of 2,238. Before him are Abdullah ibn Umar, Charles de Foucauld, Mary of Egypt, Pope Nicholas II, Pope John II, and Annas. After him are Pope Stephen VII, Alphonsus Liguori, Simeon, Ja'far ibn Abi Talib, John Wesley, and Pope Anastasius II.

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Saint Boniface
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HPI: 66.33
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Contemporaries

Among people born in 680, Saint Boniface ranks 1. After him are Mus‘ab ibn 'Umair, 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 and Cui Hao.