Definitions
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- Anglo-Saxon missionary who promulgated Christianity among the tribes in what is now Germany.
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- proper noun A male
given name of mainlyhistorical use.
Etymologies
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Examples
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I'm not sure why he calls Boniface "Bonifacius," but this is the neighborhood all right.
David Murray: Why you Might Want to Attend Saturday's 'Nelson-Tennial' 2009
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Taking the name Boniface, he worked tirelessly for the spread of the faith and the promotion of Christian morality, established bishoprics and monasteries throughout northern Europe, and contributed in no small way to the growth of a Christian culture.
Latest Articles 2009
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I'm not sure why he calls Boniface "Bonifacius," but this is the neighborhood all right.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com David Murray 2009
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He had secretly persuaded 11 Placidia to recall Boniface from the government of Africa; he secretly advised Boniface to disobey the
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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His troops, either by force of agreement, immediately occupied the cities of Narbonne, Thoulouse, and Bordeaux; and though they were repulsed by Count Boniface from the walls of Marseilles, they soon extended their quarters from the
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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[258] His Saxon name was Winfrid, or Wynfrith, but he is generally called Boniface, Archbishop of Mentz.
Bibliomania in the Middle Ages Frederick Somner Merryweather
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Winfred, better known as Boniface, "the Apostle of Germany," is, perhaps, the chief ecclesiastical figure of this century.
The Freethinker's Text Book, Part II. Christianity: Its Evidences, Its Origin, Its Morality, Its History Annie Wood Besant 1890
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(M1175) It was then that Aetius, the general of Valentinian III., persuaded the emperor, — or rather his mother, Placidia, the real ruler, — to recall Boniface from the government of Africa.
Ancient States and Empires John Lord 1852
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Aetius persuaded the emperor to recall Boniface, while he advised the
The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. John Lord 1852
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Eventually, an Italian drawing master called Boniface Musso took him under his wing.
NYT > Home Page By SOUREN MELIKIAN 2011
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