Today, St. Boniface is regarded as Winnipeg's main French-speaking district and the centre of the Franco-Manitobain community, and St. Boniface Hospital is the second-largest hospital in Manitoba.

Boniface set the church in Germany on a firm course of undeviating piety and irreproachable conduct. In his letters and in the writings of his contemporaries, he appears as a man of purpose and dedication, …

Jun 5, 2022 · Boniface, known as the apostle of the Germans, was an English Benedictine monk who gave up being elected abbot to devote his life to the conversion of the Germanic tribes.

Aug 5, 2014 · He received the name Boniface ("he who does good") on 5 May 719, served as a missionary, and helped reorganize the medieval church in the Frankish kingdom. Boniface was born …

Learn about St. Boniface, a great missionary and martyr who spread the faith through the region of Germany during the Dark Ages.

6 days ago · St. Boniface was very bold in his faith and was well known for being very good at using the local customs and culture of the day to bring people to Christ. He was born in Devonshire, England, in...

Dec 29, 2025 · Thor, Saint Boniface, and the Origin of the Christmas Tree The Apostle of Germany and his flock gave us what we now know as the Christmas tree.

The life story of St. Boniface, from Wessex monk to German missionary, highlighting his evangelization work, martyrdom, and enduring Christian legacy.

St. Boniface, the "Apostle to the Germans," was an English missionary who courageously spread Christianity throughout what is now Germany in the 8th century. A tireless evangelist, he is …

Boniface had little difficulty in making himself understood as a preacher, since the dialects of the various Teutonic tribes closely resembled his native Anglo-Saxon.