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Boniface is a given name and a surname of Latin origin, meaning "fortunate, auspicious". The best known of those who bear the name is Saint Boniface (c. 675?–754), an important leader in early Christianity and the "Apostle of the Germans".
Saint-Boniface (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ bɔnifas] ⓘ) is a municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada. On April 5, 2003, the village municipality of Saint-Boniface-de-Shawinigan changed its legal status and its name and became the municipality of Saint-Boniface.
Saint Boniface's feast day is celebrated on 5 June in the Roman Catholic Church, the Lutheran Church, the Anglican Communion and the Eastern Orthodox Church. A famous statue of Saint Boniface stands on the grounds of Mainz Cathedral, seat of the archbishop of Mainz. A more modern rendition stands facing St. Peter's Church of Fritzlar.
Alexandre-Antonin Taché, O.M.I., (French pronunciation: [alɛksɑ̃dʁ ɑ̃tɔnɛ̃ taʃe]; 23 July 1823 – 22 June 1894) was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest, missionary of the Oblate order, author, [1] and the first Archbishop of Saint Boniface in Manitoba, Canada. [2] [3]
A depiction of Boniface destroying Thor's oak from The Little Lives of the Saints (1904), illustrated by Charles Robinson.. According to Willibald's 8th century Life of Saint Boniface, the felling of the tree occurred during Boniface's life earlier the same century at a location at the time known as Gaesmere (for details, see discussion below).
Cartier found the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, sealed an alliance with the local people and obtained passage to go farther. During his second expedition (1535–1536), Cartier came upon the Saint Lawrence River, a path into the heart of the continent. However, Cartier failed to establish a permanent colony in the area, and war in Europe kept France ...
Pope Boniface IV, OSB [2] (Latin: Bonifatius IV; 550 – 8 May 615 [a]) was the bishop of Rome from 608 to his death. Boniface had served as a deacon under Pope Gregory I, and like his mentor, he ran the Lateran Palace as a monastery. As pope, he encouraged monasticism. With imperial permission, he converted the Pantheon into a church.
Saint Boniface, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, an historically francophone neighbourhood and former city . Saint Boniface—Saint Vital, a federal electoral district in Winnipeg containing the area of St. Boniface, formerly called simply "St. Boniface" (1924–1996) and "Saint Boniface" (1996–2013)