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Definition of Saint boniface

1. Noun. (Roman Catholic Church) Anglo-Saxon missionary who was sent to Frisia and Germany to spread the Christian faith; was martyred in Frisia (680-754).

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Literary usage of Saint boniface

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"There are seven colleges affiliated with the University of Manitoba: saint boniface College is a Roman Catholic institution and was established as a small ..."

2. The History of Civilization: From the Fall of the Roman Empire to the French by Guizot (François), M. Guizot, William Hazlitt (1856)
"... of the Anglo-Saxon missionaries, on the one hand with the popes, on the other, with the mayors of the palace of Austrasia—saint boniface— The popes have ..."

3. The History of Civilization: From the Fall of the Roman Empire to the French by Guizot (François), William Hazlitt (1875)
"... of the Anglo-Saxon missionaries, on the one hand with the popes, on the other, with the mayors of the palace of Austrasia—saint boniface— The popes have ..."

4. The history of civilization, from the fall of the Roman empire to the French by François Pierre G. Guizot (1846)
"... of the Anglo-Saxon missionaries, on the one hand with the popes, on the other, with the mayors of the palace of Austrasia—saint boniface— The popes have ..."

5. Miscellanies by William Makepeace Thackeray (1877)
"By saint boniface 'twas a rare sight! Suddenly, in the midst of their pride, a little bell was rung, a side door opened, and (after setting down their Royal ..."

6. Works by Manuel Márquez Sterling, William Makepeace Thackeray, Leslie Stephen, Louise Stanage (1898)
"Little saint boniface is but a petty hermitage in comparison of the huge consecrated pile alongside of which it lies. But considering its size it has always ..."

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