1 Reliquary - Relic Ex Ossibus St. Bonifacius With Original Document
Reliquary - Relic Ex Ossibus St. Bonifacius With Original Document en Brass / Glass / Wax Seal, Belgium 19 th century
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Boniface
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Saint Boniface by Cornelis Bloemaert, c. 1630
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| Bishop Martyr Apostle to the Germans |
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| Born | c. 675[1] Crediton, Dumnonia |
| Died | 5 June 754 (aged around 79) near Dokkum, Frisia |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church Lutheranism Eastern Orthodox Church Anglican Communion |
| Major shrine | Fulda Cathedral St Boniface Catholic Church, Crediton, UK |
| Feast | 5 June |
| Attributes | In bishop's robes, book pierced by a sword (also axe; oak; scourge) |
| Patronage | Fulda; Germania; England (Orthodox Church; jointly with Ss. Augustine of Canterbury, and Cuthbert of Lindisfarne. The Orthodox Church also recognises him as patron Saint of Germany); Devon |