Boniface (first name)
Bonifatius is a male given name and also in the short form "Boniface" in use.
Origin and meaning of the name
popular: from Latin bonum and facere → the benefactor
However, this interpretation is not compatible with the Latin language, because then one would have to write Bonifacius. The “t” in the root shows the origin of the Latin “fatum”: fate, prophecy.
Accordingly, a "Boniface" is a person who has a good fate or brings a good fate. In Latin, the verb is often omitted for common expressions; it is assumed that the verb “bring” is not explicitly expressed in “Boniface” either. The missionary Winfried mentioned below was first given the name “Boniface” by Pope Gregory II , who, as “the one who brought good fortune”, was supposed to spread the teachings of Christ.
name day
- February 19 , Boniface of Lausanne
- May 14th , Boniface of Tarsus ("Ice Saint")
- June 5 , Bonifatius Winfried ("Apostle of the Germans")
- October 25 , Pope Boniface I.
Well-known namesake
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Saints of the Catholic Church
- Boniface of Ferentino , Montefiascone 6th century
- Boniface of Tarsus , ( Ice Saint )
- Boniface I , Pope from 418 to 422
- Boniface of Carthage (approx. 523-535) (LThK)
- Winfried Bonifatius (Winfried, Wynfreth), "Apostle of the Germans" (* around 673–754)
- Boniface of Lausanne (1182 / 83–1261), Bishop of Lausanne 1231–1239
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Popes of the Catholic Church (term of office in brackets)
- Boniface I (418-422)
- Boniface II (530-532)
- Boniface III (606-607)
- Boniface IV (608-615)
- Boniface V (619-625)
- Boniface VI. (896)
- Boniface VII (974 / 984–985)
- Boniface VIII (1294-1303)
- Boniface IX (1389-1404)
- other namesake
- Bonifatius (general) , also Bonifacius , Roman general († 432)
- Boniface of Ragusa OFM († 1582), bishop of the Roman Catholic Church and diplomat of the Roman Curia
- Boniface of Savoy , Archbishop of Canterbury (1240–1270)
- Bonifaz (Savoy) , Count (1253–1263)
- Boniface I (Montferrat) , Margrave (1187–1207) and King of Thessaloniki
- Boniface II (Montferrat) , Margrave (1225–1253 / 5)
- Boniface III (Montferrat) , Margrave (1483–1494)
- Boniface IV (Montferrat) , Margrave (1518–1530)
- Bonifatius Sauer , mission bishop
- Boniface von Canossa (* probably 985, † 1052), one of the most powerful nobles in Italy in the first half of the 10th century
- Boniface II of Lucca , Margrave ( Marchese ) of Tuscany (828–834)
- "Bonnifacius" was Hermann Wandersleb's nickname when he worked in Bonn as the capital
Churches
More buildings
places
- Bonifacio , port city in Corsica
- Bonifacio (Misamis Occidental) , city in the Philippines
variants
- Bonifaz, Bonifacius, Bonifazio, Bonifacio, Boniface , Bonus, Bonifazi