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).


Lexicographical Neighbors of Saint Boniface

Saint Anthony's cross
Saint Anthony's crosses
Saint Anthony's dance
Saint Anthony's fire
Saint Anthony's fires
Saint Athanasius
Saint Augustine
Saint Baeda
Saint Barbara
Saint Barthélemy
Saint Beda
Saint Bede
Saint Benedict
Saint Bernard
Saint Bernards
Saint Boniface (current term)
Saint Bride
Saint Bridget
Saint Brigid
Saint Bruno
Saint Catharines
Saint Charles
Saint Christopher
Saint Christopher-Nevis
Saint Cloud
Saint Crispin
Saint David
Saint David's Day
Saint Denis
Saint Dominic

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 ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Saint Boniface on Dictionary.com!Search for Saint Boniface on Thesaurus.com!Search for Saint Boniface on Google!Search for Saint Boniface on Wikipedia!

Search