Boniface

Boniface is a given name and a surname. 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". Others named Boniface include: Given name Religious figures Boniface of Tarsus, saint who was martyred in 307, according to legend Boniface, 5th century African martyr Pope Boniface I (died 422) Pope Boniface II (died 532) Pope Boniface III (died 607) Pope Boniface IV (c. 550–615) Pope Boniface V (died 625) Saint Curetán (fl. 690–710), Bishop of Rosemarkie, also known as Boniface Pope Boniface VI (died 896) Antipope Boniface VII (died 985) Bruno of Querfurt (c. 974–1009), also known as Boniface, sainted missionary bishop and martyr, the "Apostle to the Prussians" Boniface of Valperga (died 1243), venerated Bishop of Aosta Boniface of Brussels (1183–1260), Bishop of Lausanne Boniface of Savoy (bishop) (c. 1217–1270) Pope Boniface VIII (c. 1230–1303), responsible for issuing the papal bull Unam sanctam Pope Boniface IX (c. 1350–1404) Boniface Adoyo, Kenyan bishop and opponent of the theory of evolution Boniface Lele (1947–2014), Kenyan Roman Catholic bishop and archbishop Boniface Wimmer (1809–1887), German monk who founded the first Benedictine monastery in the United States Boniface Hardin (1933–2012), American Benedictine monk Bonifatius Haushiku (1932–2002), Namibian bishop Rulers and soldiers Bonifacius, a 5th-century Roman general also known as Count Boniface Boniface, Duke of Alsace (fl. mid 7th century) Boniface, Count of Bologna and Margrave of Tuscany (died probably 1101) Boniface de Castellane, Marquis de Castellane, (1788–1862), Marshal of France Boniface I of Challant (died 1426) Boniface I, Marquess of Montferrat (c. 1150–1207), Italian chosen as leader of the Fourth Crusade Boniface II, Marquess of Montferrat (1202–1253) Bonifaci VI de Castellana, a Provençal knight known as Boniface de Castellane (fl. 1244–1265) Boniface III, Marquess of Montferrat (1426–1494) Boniface IV, Marquess of Montferrat, (1512–1530) Boniface del Vasto (c. 1060–c. 1130), Margrave of Savona and Western Liguria Boniface, Count of Savoy (1245–1263) Boniface I, Margrave of Tuscany (died 823) Boniface II, Margrave of Tuscany (died c. 838) Boniface III, Margrave of Tuscany (c.