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|SaintName=Saint Boniface of Mainz | |SaintName=Saint Boniface of Mainz | ||
|SaintStage=Saint | |SaintStage=Saint | ||
| | |FeastDay=June 05 | ||
|SaintBirthPlace=Crediton, Devon, Kingdom of Wessex | |SaintBirthPlace=Crediton, Devon, Kingdom of Wessex | ||
|SaintDeathDate=754-06-05 | |||
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|DeathPlace=Dokkum, Frisia | |DeathPlace=Dokkum, Frisia | ||
|SaintCauseOfDeath=Martyrdom by sword | |SaintCauseOfDeath=Martyrdom by sword | ||
|NotableAddress1=Mainz, Germania | |NotableAddress1=Mainz, Germania | ||
|NotableAddress2=Fulda, Germania | |NotableAddress2=Fulda, Germania | ||
|NotableAddress3=Fritzlar, Germania | |NotableAddress3=Fritzlar, Germania | ||
|NotableAddress4=Unknown | |NotableAddress4=Unknown | ||
|NotableAddress5=Unknown | |NotableAddress5=Unknown | ||
|Beatifier=Unknown | |Beatifier=Unknown | ||
|BeatificationLocation=Unknown | |BeatificationLocation=Unknown | ||
|Canonized=Yes | |Canonized=Yes | ||
|Canonizer=Unknown | |Canonizer=Unknown | ||
|CanonizationLocation=Unknown | |CanonizationLocation=Unknown | ||
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|SaintMiracle2=Unknown | |SaintMiracle2=Unknown | ||
|SaintMiracle3=Unknown | |SaintMiracle3=Unknown | ||
|Profession=Monk, missionary, bishop, archbishop | |Profession=Monk, missionary, bishop, archbishop | ||
|ReligiousAffiliation=Roman Catholic | |ReligiousAffiliation=Roman Catholic | ||
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|AdditionalVeneration=Orthodox Church, Anglican Communion, Lutheran Church | |AdditionalVeneration=Orthodox Church, Anglican Communion, Lutheran Church | ||
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'''Saint Boniface of Mainz''' (c. 675 – June 5, 754), born Winfrid or Wynfrith, was an English [[Saints|saint]], Benedictine monk, missionary, and archbishop known as the "Apostle of Germany" for his role in Christianizing the Germanic tribes. Born in [[Crediton]], Devon, he entered monastic life at age five, was ordained a priest at 30, and left a respected scholarly career to evangelize in Frisia, Hesse, Thuringia, and [[Bavaria]]. | '''Saint Boniface of Mainz''' (c. 675 – June 5, 754), born Winfrid or Wynfrith, was an English [[Saints|saint]], Benedictine monk, missionary, and archbishop known as the "Apostle of Germany" for his role in Christianizing the Germanic tribes. Born in [[Crediton]], Devon, he entered monastic life at age five, was ordained a priest at 30, and left a respected scholarly career to evangelize in Frisia, Hesse, Thuringia, and [[Bavaria]]. | ||