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- proper noun A male
given name of mainlyhistorical use in English.
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Examples
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The general Bonifatius tried to set himself up as independent in Africa, with the aid of the Vandals.
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Aëtius, master of the troops, disposed of his rivals, Felix and Bonifatius (recalled from Africa in 432).
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His brother Gaiseric received an appeal from Bonifatius, the Roman governor of Africa, following which the Vandals (perhaps 80,000 in number) crossed into Africa (429).
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The first siege of Hippo in North Africa failed, but Bonifatius, now reconciled to the regency of Galla Placidia, was annihilated, and the city fell (431).
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Bonifatius, who had interceded with him for the recognition of
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Oesterreichs "(1871-72);" Kritische Untersuchungen über die Quellen der Geschichte König Phiipps des Schönen "(1883);" Bonifatius, der
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability
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Bonifatius verein (Paderborn, 1899); Eyschen, Staatsrecht des
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According to a legend, evidently false, the gospel was preached in Cagliari by Bonifatius, a disciple of Christ.
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Life of St. Lioba (London); HOPE, St. Boniface and the Conversion of Germany (London, 1877); KURTH, St. Boniface (Paris, 1902); SEITERS, Bonifatius, der Apostel der
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