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Detail of An Illustration of Saint Boniface By Cornelis Bloemaert C1630 Detail of A Print of Saint Boniface Chopping Down The Odin Oak By Daniel Chodowiecki 1780 Vonderau Museum Fulda Germany
Detail of An Illustration of Saint Boniface By Cornelis Bloemaert C1630 Detail of A Print of Saint Boniface Chopping Down The Odin Oak By Daniel Chodowiecki 1780 Vonderau Museum Fulda Germany

Saint Boniface of Crediton

Also known as: Apostle of Germany; Boniface of Crediton; Boniface of Mainz; Winfrid; Winfried; Wynfrith

Saint
Pre-Congregation

Feast Day

June 5

Died

June 1, 5

Canonized

Pre-Congregation

Biography

Saint Boniface of Crediton, also known as the Apostle of Germany, was born in Crediton, Devonshire, England, around the years 673-680. He received his education at the Benedictine monastery in Exeter, where he later became a Benedictine monk. In 719, Boniface embarked on a missionary journey to Germany with the assistance of Saint Albinus, Saint Abel, and Saint Agatha....