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Boniface of Tarsus
Roman saint
SaintAncient RomePre-congregation
Feast: 14 May (1962 Missal) · not on the current Roman calendar
Born
300
Died
306
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Saint Boniface of Tarsus (Greek: Βονιφάτιος) was, according to legend, executed for being a Christian in the year 307 at Tarsus, where he had gone from Rome in order to bring back to his mistress Aglaida (also written Aglaia) relics of the martyrs.
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The miracles
Limited information available on this saint.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information available on this saint.
Sources
- Wikidata Q892536 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Boniface of Tarsus (CC BY-SA)
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