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Bonifatius, Heiliger© Copyright Apotheose des Heiligen Bonifatius, engraving, 18th century Bonifatius, St., feast day June 5, b. Kingdom of Wessex (United Kingdom), 672/675, d. Dokkum (Netherlands), June 5, 754 (martyred), buried in Fulda; "Apostle of Germany", Anglo-Saxon Benedictine monk, during the reorganization of the Bavarian church in 739 he created the bishoprics of Salzburg and Passau, the most important starting points for Austrian's conversion to Christianity. Literature: K. U. Jäschke, B., in: Theolog. Real-Enzyklopädie, vol. 7, 1981.
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